Juvenile Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
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The Christmas Nisse
A Family Christmas Tradition by Rikke Melgaard Liffiton
A delightful Christmas story for families. The Christmas Nisse presents a Danish Christmas tradition about the magical little Nisse. These mischievous creatures live at the North pole with Santa. On the last night of November, they roam through ...
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Santa's New Team
by Trevor M.K. Airey
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, right? They’re Santa’s reindeer! And they’ve been pulling his sleigh for quite a long time…since 1823 to be exact. The time has come for Santa’s team of ...
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Colorful Birthday
by Suzanne Varney
Lacy, Lexy, and Lucy are triplets. They are getting ready for their birthday party by cleaning, baking, and decorating with Mom and Dad. The triplets are so excited to see Nana and Papa at their birthday party—until Nana and Papa get stuck across ...
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Ms. Claus Rescues Christmas
The Year Santa Claus Was Too Sick To Deliver Presents! by Marilyn Jackson
There’s trouble at the North Pole when Santa Claus is down with a bad flu on Christmas Eve and is too sick to deliver presents. His doctor insists that Christmas is cancelled, breaking the elves’ hearts and putting the yuletide season in jeopardy. ...
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Reverence and Spinder
A Most Unusual Love Story by Adrienne Ucciferri
All of us struggle from time to time with accepting ourselves—loving ourselves—for who we are, and Spinder is no different. A young, scraggly blue spruce tree, Spinder knows she is not as majestic as Reverence, the old cedar tree who has been at her ...
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Karkulka Puppet Theatre presents: The Ice Queen
by Dana Velan and Tom Velan
Karkulka Puppet Theatre has entertained young children with puppet shows for many years. And now, here is a book about this charming little theatre and one of the stories about two best friends and what happened to them one Christmas. The story is ...
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Willda The Witch
by Aleasha Reich
Willda the witch is excited; she’s been waiting for Halloween all year! She’s ready to surprise the village children with festive treats and Halloween cheer. She’s designed three special costumes for children who need it the most, but poor Willda ...
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Streetcar Rosey
by Claire Loach
Rosey the schnauzer loves to ride the rails. Whether it's a subway or a streetcar, she and her human friend Claire can be found having the time of their lives in Toronto. On Hallowe'en, they board the Queen streetcar ready for an adventure. But they ...
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Follow the Red Wagon
by Margot Edge
The setting is a small community with close proximity to beaches and small family run shops. The red wagon is a central figure in the family and taken many places and known to the neighbourhood. The inspiration for the book came from a sighting I ...
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Happy Mother's Day
mamma MIA! by Carlo Di Iorio
Is your mother tall or is she short? Does she play hockey? Does she score? Does she walk you to school? Or would that be uncool? Written with love, humor, and delight, Happy Mother’s Day mamma MIA! is an illustrated poem that celebrates Mother’s ...
