Three Atlantic Canadian Children’s Picture Books

Big Rory of Market Square, written by Laurie-Stanley Blackwell and illustrated by Karen Megronigle, is an entertaining tale of an admirable, somewhat-mysterious, local storytelling kitty. A Newfoundland Alphabet: 25th Anniversary Edition, written and illustrated by Dawn Baker is a must have for little ones! Poppa and His Drum, written by Judith M. Doucette, and illustrated by Rebecca Reid, is an uplifting story of an Indigenous child and their grandfather

An illustrated image of a small white church with a green roof, on a beach by the sea. The title is in the top right hand corner, over the blue of the sea. There are green bushes in the bottom right hand corner.

The Little Church Beside the Sea Written by Lana Shupe and Illustrated by Elizabeth M. Gales

The Little Church Beside the Sea is a gently rhyming story about the power of faith. The little church in the story maintains faith and learns just how strong the power of faith can be in the face of a seemingly hopeless situation.

A yellow background with an orange kitty in the center of the image. The orange kitty looks up at a cupcake on its head. The title is in orange letters and curves above the kitty's head.

Orange Kitty and the Mouse Parade written and illustrated by E.M Gales

Orange Kitty and the Mouse Parade is a playful, colourful, vibrantly illustrated, counting and rhyming children’s picture book about a sleepy cat that snoozes through a lively parade with fifty-five marching, cheering, trumpeting, baton-twirling mice — who tumble out from a “little blue door just an inch from the floor.”