Stories In Verse
All Around the Circle
By Cara Kansala
From the creator of The Grumpy Goat Gallery. A visually stunning, often humorous book of verse, All Around the Circle celebrates the landscape and spirit of outport Newfoundland. How did Aunt Maud’s cat manage to sail across the tickle? Why is Heloise the chicken so worried? ... Read more
Chuck in the City
By Jordan Wheeler
Illustrated by Christopher Auchter
Chuck loves a good adventure. He proved that in Just a Walk. Now Chuck and his mom are heading to the city to visit his grandmother in her new condo. He knows he shouldnâ??t wander off, but the lure of the lively city streets proves too much for a curious little boy to resist. ... Read more
Lady From Kent, The
By Barbara Nichol
Illustrated by Bill Pechet
Edited by Beth Follett
THE LADY FROM KENT, by Barbara Nichol, was written over a long period of time. First came a sketch, then a few verses. Then other verses came along. Nichol finished it on the coast of BC in the back kitchen of a house on Savary Island. Alone, she saw deer pass by. Unafraid. ... Read more
Stay
By Katherine Lawrence
Millie is eleven (going on twelve) and enjoys doing what kids usually like to do: riding her bike and dreaming of the day she can convince her family to get a dog. She also writes in her diary daily. But instead of writing to herself, she writes to her twin brother Billy, who ... Read more
The Moon King
By Cara Kansala
When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara Kansala weaves an enchanting fable destined ... Read more
