Poetry
ABC MTL
By Jeanne Painchaud
Translated by Katia Grubisic
Montreal spelled out in a mosaic of haiku, descriptive text and full-colour photographs. From A to Z, every letter introduces a different aspect of the city in all its diversity and fun.
Nootka Sound In Harmony
By Spencer Sheehan-Kalina
Illustrated by Kim Nixon
In Nootka Sound in HarmonyMetis author, Spencer Sheehan-Kalina, uses poetry to highlight the beauty of the Nootka Sound, BC and the animals who live there. Each verse of this beautifully illustrated book has an adjoining page of Indigenous connections to the poem's content. ... Read more
Rosa Rose
By Robert Priest
Illustrated by Joan Krygsman
Silver Medal for the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards
Honorable mention in the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry
From Terry Fox to Ghandi, Rosa Parks to Elijah Harper, Robert Priest has collected some of his most inspiring poems together in this ... Read more
The Hobo's Crowbar
By JonArno Lawson
Illustrated by Alec Dempster
Award-winning children's poet JonArno Lawson presents The Hobo's Crowbar, a collection of poems brimming with whimsical wordplay, rollicking rhymes, and funny, profound, occasionally contrarian life lessons for children of all ages.