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Sunny the Snowplow
by Amy Fotiuk
A big snowfall has covered the town, and Sunny the Snowplow couldn’t be more excited. With a beep, beep, beep, Sunny happily crunches through the snow, clearing the road with his trusty scoop. Along the way, he meets his good friend, Rusty Red, who’s in deep trouble! Sunny and Rusty Red learn that asking for help and working together is a great way to solve problems and, with a little teamwork, the friends get to enjoy the snowy day together!
No One Left Behind: Decades of Growth
Collective Stories of Nurse Practitioners Transforming Healthcare in Canada by Kim Harkness
When the nurse practitioner role was first introduced in the 1960s, no one could foresee the revolution in health care delivery it would augur. But decades later, the role is still little understood. In this striking follow-up to Claudia Mariano’s 2015 book No One Left Behind, nurse practitioners from across Canada reflect on the challenges, triumphs, and evolution of the profession through the past decade. Drawing on their experiences—both in the clinic and beyond—Canadian NPs from coast to...
Curse of the Cul de Sac
by Sara D.E. Johnson
When Mase and his sister Mimi move to Romance Lane, they think they’re in for a normal summer full of new friends and fun but at the end of the street is a cul-de-sac that is anything but normal! When Mase steps onto one mysterious driveway, the world flips upside down houses turn sideways, trees float, and gravity goes bonkers! The weirdest part? Only kids can see it! With the help of friendship, bravery, teamwork, and lots of laughs, Mase and Mimi set off on a silly, surprising adventure...
No One Left Behind
How Nurse Practitioners Are Changing The Canadian Health Care System by Claudia Mariano
No One Left Behind: How Nurse Practitioners Are Changing The Canadian Health Care System, is a collection of stories from NPs across Canada, sharing their most memorable experiences with patients, which clearly illustrate the critical role they play throughout the health care system. Each story is compelling and unique in its own way; true-life accounts which will take you on an emotional journey, however, one that defines a genuine passion that exists for their work. The role of an NP has...
Sons of Tecumseh
by Maurice Switzer
Indigenous history repeats itself The legendary Tecumseh was the first North American Indian leader to attempt to unite tribes and thwart the relentless intrusion of colonial settlement. He died fighting for his cause, having been betrayed by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies. Two centuries later the charismatic Billy Favell is elected National Chief of the Congress of First Nations, Canada’s foremost Indigenous political organization. Peshu Butler, a direct descendant of Tecumseh,...
In Memoria, Hand Stitched
by Bryony Dunsmore Manders
In Memoria, Hand Stitched is an art book, specifically a fibre art memorial book, and is a reproduction of the artist's handmade, hand stitched fabric book of some of Emily Dickinson's poetry about grief, pain, suffering, faith, and hope. It will appeal to a wide variety of viewers and readers: fibre art artists and others involved in or appreciative of textile art, fans of Emily Dickinson's poetry, and all those who are looking for an accompaniment in the journey of bereavement. It consists...
Water Cycle
Heart, Soul, Dreams, Colours by Charlie Kennedy
Water Cycle is a collection of deeply personal poetry about love, the connections between people, and our relationship with our natural environment. It explores the link between philosophy, science, spirituality, and the human condition through beautiful, rhythmic wordplay and thought-provoking rhymes. Poet Charlie Kennedy is a keen observer of nature and humanity, greatly appreciating and marvelling at our natural surroundings of earth, sea, sky, and space. From a young age, he has believed...
What Canadians Said in 2025
A Yearbook of Public Opinion and Perspective by Charlie Dickson
Did you hear what they said!? Sometimes someone says something so astonishing, so dumb or brilliant, so insightful or infuriating that everyone takes notice. But other times, a poignant or perceptive comment can get lost in the general noise of our society. It can be hard to know who and what to focus on or to get a sense of what is important to Canadians. Enter What Canadians Said in 2025: A Yearbook of Public Opinion and Perspective, a fascinating compendium of what those in the public eye...
Slogging North of 60
Half a century of ski trekking through the Yukon and beyond by Peter Heebink and Karen McColl
Join the author and over 160 companions as they journey through 15,000 km of true north landscapes. This book is an account of more than 1,500 days and nights, over 45 winters, travelling through the backcountry of the Yukon and into N.W.T., B.C., and Alaska. These self-supported ski and snowshoe expeditions weave through First Nation Traditional Territories, across pristine rivers and over mountain passes. Routes span the western reaches of Mount Logan to the eastern edges of the Ragged...
Struggling in Class
A Report Card on Education in New Brunswick by Paul W Bennett
Putting students first should be the first priority of all public school systems. Today that is not the case in New Brunswick where the system is mired in ongoing crisis, students are struggling in class, and the public is losing faith in its public schools. Leading Canadian education analyst Paul W. Bennett’s latest book, Struggling in Class: A Report Card on Education in New Brunswick, explains how it happened, assesses the state of the system, and provides a whole range of viable policy...