Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World
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Oh, I Wish I Were A Turtle
by Sally Kolumbus
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a turtle? To carry your home wherever you go? In this delightful rhyming story for young readers, children are invited to imagine what life would be like if we could all live like turtles do—connected to ...
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Our Walk with Grandma
by Dolores F. Kurzeka
Seen through the eyes of a child, Our Walk with Grandma is a charming book about two young children going on a scenic walk with their Grandma. As they stroll along, Grandma teaches her grandkids about the colorful flowers, sprawling trees, beautiful ...
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Foxy Tales and Adventures on St Joseph Island
by Allan Malenfant
It’s a sunny winter day on St. Joseph Island, Ontario, and two young foxes hear nature’s call. Betty, a beautiful red fox, is ready to discover a big new world! She sets out to leave her den, find a mate, and make a new home. Soon, Betty meets a ...
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Scuttley Buddies
by Breanna McMahon-Choo
Inspired from the beautiful West Coast of Tofino, BC all the way to Bandon, Oregon. Written and illustrated while living full time in their RV with their three young children. Come along on a fun adventure searching for crustaceans and marine life. ...
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Mother Nature's Plan
Saga of Mik and Min by Willie Bevan
With the world’s food supply controlled by greedy, evil corporations, the Earth is dying and needs help. Mother Nature and Father Time knew this day would come and have devised a plan. Long ago, they sent twelve families of magical creatures—two ...
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Snowy Prints
by Catherine Nevin-Pike
A child and his mother go for an adventure—a walk in the snow! Along the way, they find all kinds of interesting animal tracks. There’s a fox, a deer, a rabbit, and lots of birds and squirrels. The tracks lead to burrows, nests, and other types of ...
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Origins of a Song
by Jenn M. Carson
Journey back in time to the origin of a song. The song that brought the honeybees to the flowers and the flowers to the fairies and reminds us of the delicate care our natural environment needs. In this touching origin story, we follow ...
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The Littlest Gnome and the Fairy King's Gift
by Hannah Koenig
Peter has always been the smallest gnome in his village. When he isn’t being called “Pipsqueak” by his fellow gnomes, he fills his days squeezing into tiny spaces, looking for lost items others can’t reach. But Peter wonders if there’s a bigger ...
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Love You Around the Universe and Back
by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi
It’s time for bed! A little girl’s Daddy tucks her into bed, and shares that he loves her to the Moon and back… …but wait. The Moon is only a few thousand kilometres away! Daddy’s love is much bigger than that. Listen in on a loving, ...
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Bradyn Beaver and His Wild Friends
by Sandra Cassalman
Bradyn Beaver lives in a pond, In a house he built, of which he is fond. Niada Newt is truly amazing; She stays in the shade when the sun is blazing. The playful poems in this read-aloud collection teach children ages seven and under about ...
