Celebrating World Read Aloud Day With The Pictou Bee Press
The 16th annual World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday, February 4th. It is a day that highlights the importance of sharing stories and reading them aloud.
childrens books
The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker by Alma Fullerton
Izzy has just moved from Toronto to a farm on Prince Edward Island, that was once a bed and breakfast. She does not like change or leaving her best friend Jane or her Dad, but the sounds of the waves and seagulls, the slower pace of life, having her own craft room (bunkie), and a soft-serve ice cream machine in their new kitchen helps to balance out most of the negatives of moving.
International Children’s Book Day April 2, 2024!
It’s International Children’s Book Day! Here are three great books to celebrate!
One Giant Leap
One Giant Leap is a refreshing reminder of the child’s capacity for imagination and wonder …
The Oak Island Treasure Kids by S.L Boudreau
When a map of Oak Island is found, The Oak Island Treasure Kids set out on an adventure to find the treasure they heard legends about growing up in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
What Makes a Real Grandpa? Written by Kevin B. Bickford and Illustrated by Sasha Baines
What Makes a Real Grandpa? is author Kevin B. Bickford’s debut publication. Inspired by his true-life experience of being a step-grandparent to his wonderful grandchildren,
The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee
When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who’re you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that’s who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat!
Home is the Lands and Rivers: A Girl Called Echo Omnibus by Katherena Vermette
This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette’s best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola, a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall.
The Hippie Pirates by Lana Shupe
There are many things that Kent, Ryan, and Amy love about their somewhat eccentric hippie-pirate grandparents, but best of all are their wonderful stories about travelling the world in search of treasure.
The Most Magnificent Idea by Ashley Spires
The long-awaited sequel to the runaway bestseller The Most Magnificent Thing that readers have been clamoring for!
The Never-Ending Sweater by Erin Welch
Erin Welch’s The Never-Ending Sweater is a beautiful homage to intergenerational connections forged through making and sharing.
A Place for Pauline by Anouk Mahiout, illustrations by Marjolaine Perreten
A Place for Pauline by Anouk Mahiout, illustrated by Marjolaine Perreten, is a fresh take on fitting in, finding your place, and searching for somewhere peaceful to read, dream, and imagine.
Sweater by Emily Hepditch
Alexander loves his grandma and all of the wonderful things she makes for him. But when Nanny surprises Alexander with a present that’s not so wonderful, he has to figure out how to make it to the end of picture day wearing his itchy, sweaty, scratchy, woolly sweater.
Hare B&B by Bill Richardson, Illustrated by Bill Pechet
Hare B&B by Bill Richardson, illustrated by Bill Pechet, is a humorous story of a hare and its seven siblings, who run a bed and breakfast.
