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Adventure

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We the Sea Turtles

In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.

By Michelle Kadarusman

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While You Sleep

In a collage-filled world in which a child’s beloved toy rabbits come to life to hang the stars and polish the sun, Jennifer Maruno and Miki Sato create a rhyming bedtime tale that is full of depth and rich colour.

By Jennifer Maruno & Miki Sato

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Wild One

Rhyming couplets describe a day in the life of an energetic, little girl who stretches "like a cat" and hangs "like a bat," while the illustrations show both the child and the succession of imaginary animals she mimics. Her activities wind up with a gentle goodnight as her parents tuck her, "snuggli...

By Jane Whittingham & Noel Tuazon

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Woodrow at Sea

A fanciful adventure told in a wordless graphic picture book for the very young, in which friendship is the best reward

By Wallace Edwards & Wallace Edwards

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Zander Stays

If Zander the goose wants to stay put for the winter, he’ll have to brave the cold and learn from new friends to adapt. A feathered tale sure to spark a gaggle of giggles by award-winning author Maureen Fergus and acclaimed illustrator Scot Ritchie. 

By Maureen Fergus & Scot Ritchie

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