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Qin Leng
Drawn from real life, these tender and funny comics about a young boy named Lou are a joyful exploration of self-discovery and self-expression. This is a book for all ages…
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Hope Lim
Spare, layered text and soft, shimmering watercolor illustrations reveal how curiosity-and a change in perspective-can light up the world and forge surprising friendships.
Every day, a child walking a dog…
Mei Zihan, Qin Leng (illus.)
A moving picture book to read when we’re missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year.
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Celine Claire
A powerful story about the importance of generosity, teaching us that kindness begets kindness A big storm is about to hit the forest! As each of the animal families scramble…
Elizabeth Rusch
In a fresh picture book/comic style, Ready, Set… Baby offers up a funny, loving, reassuring peek into life as a big brother or sister–with solid information, kid-friendly humour, and even…
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Kathryn Cole
Kamal tries everything to avoid his school trip to the live reptile exhibit - everything except admitting that he is scared. His fear of being teased is almost as big…
When Joseph and Devon find money in the schoolyard the two friends have different thoughts about what to do. Should they say finders keepers or find out who lost it…
It seems like every kid in Dee-Dee’s class has joined a club but her. Dee-Dee knows that good friends shouldn’t leave each other out, so she comes up with a…
By talking about her feelings with her friends and family, Claire learns that kids should never be asked to keep secrets about touch.
JonArno Lawson
A dazzling wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.
The creators of the acclaimed Over the Shop evoke a perfect…
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Jennifer Lloyd
It’s graduation day and Ms. Appleby asks her students, What is the best thing about Kindergarten? They all have an answer–and every answer is different. But Ms. Appleby has a…
Jonarno Lawson
In a beautifully detailed wordless picture book, a tumbledown building becomes home sweet home for a found family. –Provided by publisher.
Shaun learns to ride his two-wheeler with the help of his friend Nadia and finds that with persistence and courage, nothing is impossible.
Joseph doesn’t want to tattle, but a lunchroom bully won’t leave him alone. With the help of his principal, he learns the difference between tattling and telling.
Ellen Potter
Piper Green looks forward to serving pie at Peek-a-Boo Island’s annual potluck supper. But when a food allergy is discovered, Piper’s dream of being Pie Girl may be in jeopardy…
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Piper’s older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what. Things are going from bad to worse–until she discovers The Fairy Tree…
A … wordless picture book celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach.
Cheryl Klein
Follows a young girl from the first wake-up of a new year, through many new experiences and 384 fights with her big brother, to the last bedtime stories in December.
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Darryl Baker
Jake and his puppy Kamik learn from their Elders everything they need to know to be part of a winning sled dog team.
Matilda Sulurayok
Jake’s puppy is growing quickly, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can…
Sara O'Leary
A group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as well as the questions they would rather be asked about themselves.
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Une enseignante demande aux eleves de sa classe de reflechir a ce qui rend leur famille speciale. L'un d'entre eux croit que sa famille est…
Nadine Robert
An inspiring story about decision-making and self-trust when you’re all alone, by critically acclaimed creators Nadine Robert and Qin LengAround Clover’s family’s goat farm, there are plenty of things to…
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Julie Stiegemeyer
God’s Little Lambs, My First Bible, written by Julie Stiegemeyer and illustrated by Qin Leng, is a collection of eight Bible stories told at a very basic level for the…
Joan Sweeney,Qin Leng
In this playful introduction to maps and geography, a young girl shows herself on a map of her room to readers, then her room on the map of her house…
Originally published in hardcover with different illustrations by Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 1996 –Copyright page.
In a beautifully detailed wordless picture book, a tumbledown building becomes home sweet home for a found family.
A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down…
It’s graduation day and Ms. Appleby asks her students, What is the best thing about Kindergarten? They all have an answer-and every answer is different. But Ms. Appleby has a…
Sarah Tsiang
While she’s on the swings at the park, Abby’s beloved sandals flip off her feet and fly away with the birds migrating south for the winter, and–even though Abby grows…
A big sister tells her new baby brother all of the things he’ll learn to do by his first birthday, including walking, playing, and waving.
Kathy Stinson
Inspired by a true story, this moving picture book details the friendship between a four year-old boy, Harry, and his ninety-two year-old neighbor, Walter. When Harry moves nothing seems to…
Caroline Adderson
Norman, Speak! tells the comical yet thought-provoking story of a boy and his family who adopt a dog that just can’t seem to learn the things other dogs do.
Overwhelmed…
Emil Sher
A tale told entirely through sticky notes between a mother and daughter as the girl’s departure for her first summer camp draws near demonstrates how love can be found even…
Robert Heidbreder
As night falls on a soft summer evening, children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark –Front jacket flap.
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways–but the same in the one…
Monica Kulling
It’s Alice’s birthday! But her friend Gertrude seems to have forgotten. No matter, Alice goes out and enjoys her day just the same. A beautiful spring afternoon in Paris–what could…
With some help from his grandmother, Jake learns how to train his dog Kamik to pull its first sled.
This third picture book continues the story of Jake and his puppy Kamik as they learn from their Inuit elders everything they need to know to some day be part…
Rebecca Hainnu
Nukappia can’t wait to visit his birth family on the shoreline. There he learns about the ecosystem of plants and animals that call the shoreline home.
Saumiya Balasubramaniam
Maya longs to see her grandmother, but when Grandma arrives from far away for a visit, she is not quite what Maya expected. An insightful and endearing portrayal of a…
Sheri Radford
A unique take on the traditional princess story, as math-loving Candi looks for her own husband and future king.
Donald Uluadluak
Jake finally gets a puppy to train as a sled dog, but soon learns just how much work it will take.
Jennifer Noah
This book tells the story of how Nala and Qiatsuk became sisters through Inuit custom adoption, and explains the unique process of custom adoption within Inuit culture.
Lorsque Jake recoit enfin son propre chiot, il ne pense qu'au chien de traineau rapide et fort que celui-ci deviendra. Mais Kamik est encore loin d'etre obeissant. Il n'ecoute pas…
On an island off the coast of Maine, where children ride lobster boats to school, Piper wants a horse but finds, instead, another object hidden in the red maple tree.
Hidden in the fairy hole of the red maple tree are x-ray vision glasses that Piper takes to school to use as her class learns about traveling to China.
God’s Little Lambs Bible Stories, written by Julie Stiegemeyer and illustrated by Qin Leng, is a collection of thirty-five beautifully illustrated and beloved Bible stories written for little ones first…
Chieri Uegaki
Hana Hashimoto has signed up to play her violin at her school’s talent show. The trouble is, she’s had only three lessons. When Hana’s confidence wavers on the night of…
