Juvenile Fiction, Lifestyles, Country Life
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Grandma's Blue Bucket
by Valerie E. Fritz
Grandma’s garden is a magical place. With a blue bucket in hand, Linh and Grandma explore the wonderful vegetables that grow in the warm, dark earth. Linh learns how to open a pea pod to eat the fresh peas nestled inside, which tomatoes are the...
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No Ordinary Barn Cats
by Lisa Erixon
After suffering an unimaginable loss, a beautiful calico cat searches for a new home as she struggles to leave her painful memories behind. In a new location—a dilapidated barn at the edge of a prairie village—she finds shelter and an unexpected...
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Une veille enchantée An Enchanted Eve
Un conte de Noël A Christmas Story by Gilbert Le Néal
The thought of celebrating Christmas without a Christmas tree prompts a Christmas Eve adventure. It's Christmas, and there's magic in the air . . . L’idée de fêter Noël sans arbre de Noël mène à une aventure la veille de Noël. C’est Noël, alors qui sait ?
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Under the Stars at Rainy River
by MNO Kenora Metis Council
Ten-year old Meng is homesick and lonely after moving to Fort Frances, Ontario. How will she make friends? Who will want to play with her? Befriended by Wendy, the Métis lady next door, and Pepper, Wendy’s rambunctious dog, Meng gradually comes...
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Wally Goes Country
by Sharon L. Crandall
Wally loves his life in the city. He lives in a cozy apartment with all the treats and toys he can dream of. Wally never wonders about life outside the city until his owner takes him to her mother’s house in the country—and leaves him there! The...
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Charlie
The Little Bear that Did by Hal Giddens
J lives and works in northern Nova Scotia. His life follows a pattern: every winter he works in the sugar woods, helping to make maple syrup. In the late summer he picks berries on a blueberry farm, and in the fall, he readies the sugar woods for...
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Anna the Garlic Farmer
Just Be Yourself by Anna Schaab
Anna the garlic farmer wears a wide-brimmed hat, tall sturdy boots, and worn-out, well-loved pink work gloves. She loves to grow garlic, eat garlic, and teach people about garlic. A famous TV lady from the city is coming to the farm to interview...
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The Not-So-Scary Scarecrow
by Mamie Tauk
Jack, the Scarecrow, believes he has to be scary because he's a scarecrow. Until one day he realizes that just because he is a scarecrow doesn't mean he has to act like one. Read about Jack as he makes a few unlikely friendships and realizes that...
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A Prairie Girl and a Gopher
Prairie Kids' Adventures by Elizabeth Godkin
How did Katelyn, a prairie girl, and Gus, a "gopher", become friends? Throughout the pages of this beautifully illustrated story, see a glimpse into the life of a Canadian prairie child. Learn about the Richardson Ground Squirrel. Search and...
