A three-dimensional board book in the shape of the Colosseum reveals layer upon layer of history surrounding one of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating (and frightening) pastimes: the various weapons employed in the popular battles,... Read More

Field trip! What excitement for children to anticipate new discoveries in nature and have fun while learning. Author Anthony D. Fredericks creates enchanting rhythms and rhymes accompanied by Jennifer DiRubbio’s realistic, sometimes... Read More

A small number of pages can occasionally pack a huge idea. So it is with Ontario natives Sarah Tsiang, who teaches college in Kingston, and Qin Leng, an award-winning animator and illustrator in Toronto, whose Flock of Shoes begins with... Read More

Rip Squeak, a little mouse, has a great secret! He plans to show his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Squeak, how much he loves them. Mr. Squeak asks, “What are you up to, Rip?” and Rip answers, “Nothing at all.” But when his parents leave... Read More

Ruby the ladybug is happy in her quiet garden home where she lives with fireflies grasshoppers ants and even a cricket. The older creatures take younger ones under wing and teach them things about the world around them like how to be... Read More

Anyone can count sheep to fall asleep, but staying awake while counting them, well, that’s a different story. Sam the shepherd often dozes off while counting his ten sheep after he’s safely tucked them into bed for the night. When a... Read More

“Her mother tucked her into bed, / but ‘I’m not sleepy,’ Sara said. / ‘I’m not through having fun today. / Let me stay up. I want to play!’” Then-she yawns. Yawns can take on a life of their own and Sara’s yawn is quite... Read More

True or false: Chimpanzees make their own beds! Hippos turn pink when they leave the water. A rhino walks on tiptoe. A giraffe can wrap its extremely long tongue around its head. While these statements may sound like delightful fiction... Read More