Juvenile Fiction, Nature & The Natural World
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Stowaway Sloth
by Carole Jerome
Oscar is not like all the other sloths in his tropical rainforest, who are called Osos Perezosos, or Lazy Bears. Oscar is adventurous, and with the help of remarkable friends like a blue butterfly, a green lizard, a vegetarian ocelot and a clumsy...
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Golda and the Sun
by Viola Haughton
Golda is a little girl with a vibrant imagination who loves gardening. She knows that sunlight is needed for her plants to grow after the rain falls on the seeds. So she embarks on a journey to find Father Sun to make her vegetable garden grow....
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Keeping It Cool
by Joanna Jackson and Olivia Jordan
Earth is surrounded by an atmosphere that’s just like a bubble! When that bubble gets too big, Earth grows too warm. But with your help, we can shrink the bubble and keep Earth cool! This book teaches young readers the causes of climate...
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The Garden Party
by Gwen Schaefer
The Garden Party goes on a garden hunt to find creatures hiding behind plants found in many Canadian gardens. The text is repetitive and rhythmic, which gives children an opportunity to memorize the story and "read" it to others, promoting early literacy.
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Red
by Britt Levitt
Red doesn’t mean to get upset, but it’s not easy to stay calm when things make him uncomfortable. The tag on his clothes scratches his skin, his seatbelt makes him feel stuck and the vacuum makes a terrible noise. When Red gets overwhelmed, he...
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Leif the Leaf
by Colleen Kelly
Leif has a big heart and dreams of helping others. So one day he leaves the comfort of his tree to set out on an adventure. Leif the Leaf teaches young readers that there is a time for everything—joy and grief included—and that those we hold dear...
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Anahareo Saves the Beaver
by Carol Crowe, George Hartlen and Anne Nesbitt
Anahareo Saves the Beaver is the lost story of how Anahareo, an Indigenous woman, helps save the beaver from extinction. Anahareo helps to initiate the conservation movement by convincing Grey Owl to adopt two beaver kits and give up trapping....
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I Love You Like
by Kat Derbecker
I Love You Like is a book about a love that spans the seasons, reaching across time and space. The kind of love that mirrors all the balance and beauty of the natural world. A love that runs deep as the roots and as far as the stars. A love that...
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Cumberland Critters
by Ann Milligan
In one small pond in Cumberland, B.C., otter pups play in the woods, herons fall in love, and tiny frogs sing in a joyful chorus. Cumberland Critters invites readers to take a peek into the lives of all the special critters found in, on, and...
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Heart of the Willow
by Brenda Lynne Sorensen
During the longest winter she’s ever known, a lonely Willow begins to weep. Her heart is filled with frost, and she can’t remember what it feels like to be loved. She cries out to the Wise Wind, who comforts her, reminding her: You are never...
