World Storytelling Day 2025! Three Children’s Books to read.
March 20th is world storytelling day! Here are three great books to read, reviewed by Sue Slade and Catherine Walker.
Children’s Picture Books
Penny’s Triumphant Turnaround by Stacey MacLean, illustrated by Danelle Vautour
One is never too old for a picture book. Penny’s Triumphant Turnaround by Stacey MacLean, illustrated by Danelle Vautour, is a picture book with a difference.
Walking Trees by Marie-Louise Gay
Walking Trees is a charming and inspirational children’s picture book about the importance of trees, especially in urban areas.
UPS and DOWNS by Nancy MacNairn and illustrated by Doruntina Beqiraj
She reads them beautiful stories and loves them very much giving them lots of hugs and kisses. But she suffers from Ups and Downs. Some days she has so much energy that she is up all night doing laundry, some days she has no energy and spends the day in bed.
Courage Tales series: Cam Creates a Hero by Dagmara Sitek, Beefy Goes From Bully to Buddy by Dagmara Sitek
The message of this second instalment of the Courage Tales series is an important one
Throwback: I have Anxiety by Angela Samson
I have Anxiety by Angela Samson is a wonderful picture book that can be a useful tool in helping to understand Anxiety Disorder better.
Big Rory Returns to Market Square
In this story that follows the introduction of Big Rory, in Big Rory of Market Square, we follow the tales of this stray Pictou County, Nova Scotia transplant from Scotland after setting sale on the good ship Hector.
The Book Witch, the Wee White Dog & the Little Free Library by Lana Shupe
The Book Witch, the Wee White Dog & the Little Free Library by Lana Shupe is an unforgettable, and adorable children’s picture book about an aging Witch and her wee white dog who spent a lifetime travelling around the World on her broom visiting bookshops and collecting books.
Girl Takes Drastic Step!: How Molly Lamb Bobak Became Canada’s First Official Woman War Artist, written by Jillian Dobson and illustrated by Genevieve Simms
When Molly Lamb Bobak enlisted in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC), in November of 1942, she had become part of the nascent women’s divisions in the Canadian military. In WWI and at the beginning of WWII, women serving in the military were limited to positions as nurses, but in the summer of 1941 that all changed; the three branches of the Canadian military each created a women’s division in which women were trained for non-combatant roles, including clerical and administrative services, food services, and trades work. Molly joined more than 50,000 Canadian women, serving at home and abroad in order to help turn the tide of war.
The Old Oak Tree by Hilary Briar and Reid Briar, illustrated by Angela Doak
The experience of children, for whom the permanence of death is not so easily accepted or understood can provide a challenge to the adults in their lives. Picture books can provide support and help adults spark these important discussions.
Kara Griffin’s Flitt’s Call: At Home on the Shores of Prince Edward Island
Kara Griffin’s Flitt’s Call is a wonderful picture book that aims to educate young children about the bank swallow and its home on Prince Edward Island, and hopes to inspire children to protect the environment.
Children’s Book Week 2024: Pickles The Osprey, written by Connie Dennis, pictures taken by Don Dennis, and illustrated by Greg David
Connie Dennis wrote her debut book Pickles the Osprey to educate young people on Nova Scotia’s provincial bird.
Children’s Book Week 2024: Nan’s House Written by Jillian McCarthy and Illustrated by Corey Majeau
Nan’s House by Jillian McCarthy and illustrated by Corey Majeau is a picture book describing, in verse, a child’s visits to her Nan’s house.
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.
