Showing posts with label Home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home. Show all posts

Monday, September 22, 2014

I Know Here by Laurel Croza, illustrated by Matt James

From chapters.ca:
The little girl in this story lives in a trailer near a forest in Saskatchewan, where her father is building a dam. She knows and loves everything about the place, but the dam is nearly finished, and when summer comes the family will move to Toronto - a city marked by a big red star on the map at school. "Have the people in Toronto seen what I've seen?" the little girl asks, thinking of her road, her school, the forest where she plays hide-and-seek and where the wolf howls at night, the hill where she goes tobogganing in winter. And with her teacher's help, she finds a way to keep everything she loves about home. This simple, beautifully written story, complemented by Matt James's vibrant, imaginative illustrations, will resonate deeply with anyone who has had to leave their home for a new place

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller

From chapters.ca:
Uh- oh. Mrs. Wishy-Washy is at it again. Rubbing and scrubbing all the animals on the farm. But this time they aren't standing for it. Duck, Cow, and Pig are leaving mean old Mrs. Wishy- Washy for good! They run away to the big city. But they get lost, wander into a restaurant, and even stumble into a hardware store and get covered in paint! Where is Mrs. Wishy- Washy when they need her? Maybe her farm isn't so bad after all...

Saturday, February 08, 2014

A Den is a Bed for a Bear: A Book about Hibernation by Becky Naines

From chapters.ca:
Welcome to the snug world of bear dens. Kids will explore these intriguing places, and find our how, when, and why they are used. Then they'll Zigzag through an adventure of discovery: if a den is a bed for a bear, what's a bed for a tiger? Who else hibernates? Imagine a bear in your house... what would make it happy? Kids will come away knowing more than they think, and wanting to know even more!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

The Searcher and Old Tree by David McPhail

From chapters.ca:
When a tired raccoon returns home after a long night of foraging, Old Tree welcomes him with a safe place to sleep. The tree protects the slumbering raccoon throughout a wild, raging storm in this simple, yet powerful, allegory about the safety of home.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley

From chapters.ca:
Purple Little Bird lives in a very purple world: he has a purple little house and a purple little garden. But somehow, it's just not quite perfect. So Purple Little Bird sets off to find the perfect place for him - and discovers it in a most unexpected way.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

A Perfect Home for a Family by David L. Harrison, illustrated by Roberta Angaramo

From chapters.ca:
Oh no! The twins are on their way, but the big tree in which Mama and Papa Raccoon live is too crowded and noisy. It's time to move! They head out to find someplace roomy and quiet and peaceful, but nothing seems quite right.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Christmas we Moved to the Barn by Alexandra Day and Cooper Edens

From chapters.ca:
Taffy's all set for a warm and cozy Christmas with her family when she's notified on Christmas Eve that they must move out of their house by midnight. Trekking back and forth across the snowy landscape, they move all of their belongings into an abandoned barn - to celebrate a Christmas they'll never forget! 

Friday, January 13, 2012

Elsie’s Bird by Jane Yolen, illustrated by David Small

From chapters.ca:
Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Oswald by Dan Yaccarino

From chapters.ca:
Moving to Big City is certainly an adventure for Oswald the Octopus. When he and his pet hot dog, Weenie, arrive at their new apartment, they realize they need some help moving Oswald's treasured piano. It's very heavy. But Oswald doesn't know anyone in Big City. Who will help him?

Saturday, September 03, 2011

My Little Round House by Bolormaa Baasansuren

From chapters.ca:
In this exceptionally beautiful book, baby Jilu, who lives in a nomadic Mongolian community, recounts his first year, from hearing his father's voice coaxing him into the world to life in his new home - the family's ger, or yurt.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino

From chapters.ca:
Not everyone loves lawn ornaments. But Pearl was different. Pearl was their friend - the only human who knew they were real. So when Pearl's family moves and (shockingly!) leaves their pink flamingo, deer, gnome, and lawn jockey behind, Flo, Betty, Norm, and Jack know what they must do. They must find Pearl no matter how long and perilous the journey.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Roger Bollen

From School Library Journal:
Sick of being a bunny, P. J. Funnybunny takes off to become a bear. Hibernation gets dull, so he tries being a bird. And so it goes, with beavers, pigs, possums, and skunks - till P. J. realizes that bunnyhood is for him. The short, repeating text is ideal for beginners and the bright, humorous cartoons will get immediate attention."

Thursday, February 03, 2011

How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer Larue Huget, illustrated by Edward Koren

From chapters.ca:
Got a messy room? No problem! This simple, laugh- out- loud picture- book guide to cleaning your room is sure to make picking up a snap. Here is the first rule: Always wait until your mother hollers, "GET UP THERE AND CLEAN YOUR ROOM-NOW!" using all three of your names. Once she does, you'd better get moving. From dumping out drawers and dividing stuff into piles to arranging all eight zillion of your stuffed animals, here's the kind of advice on room tidying that everyone can relate to. With funny, direct text by Jennifer LaRue Huget and amazing illustrations by New Yorker artist Edward Koren, this book is sure to appeal to messy kids everywhere.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Beaver is Lost by Elisha Cooper

From chapters.ca:
In this nearly wordless picture book by Elisha Cooper, winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, a young beaver is accidentally separated from his family. Follow Beaver as he's chased by a dog, visits a zoo, and even finds himself in the middle of a busy city street.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bandit by Karen Rostoker-Gruber, illustrated by Vincent Nguyen

Bandit gets up one morning to find that things are not as they should be. His food bowl and kitty litter aren't where they should be. Then he's taken out to the car in the cat carrier. That can only mean one thing...the vet! But that's not where he ends up.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Creaky Old House: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Michael Chesworth

From chapters.ca:
For want of a screw, the doorknob was lost; for want of a knob, the door was lost... and, from there, comic chaos builds in a series of hilarious steps!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Whose House is This? by Wayne Lynch

From chapters.ca:
Wayne Lynch's popular series uses quirky, colourful photographs and a quiz format to teach children all about the world's most familiar and exotic animals. Using a novel approach to captivate and challenge children's interest, Whose House is This? first shows readers the dwelling of the animal in question, then reveals the entire animal on the following page. It includes such creatures as termites, ducks, beavers and bees, to name a few.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

McFig and McFly: A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death (with a Happy Ending) by Henrik Drescher

From chapters.ca:
McFig lives with his daughter, Rosie, in a lovely little cottage far away from anywhere big and important. One day, McFly and his son, Anton, buy the land next door. At first McFig and McFly hit it off big- time and build McFly a cottage modelled exactly after McFig's house. But then the two start to add things onto their houses - a medieval tower, a second- story playroom - and soon McFig and McFly are in a lifelong competition to be bigger and better than each other. Where will all their obsessive one- upmanship end?

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats

From chapters.ca:
In his apartment building in the city, Sam hears voices, barking dogs, snoring, and all kinds of other noises. One rainy day he also hears the sad sounds of a harmonica, and wonders who's playing. Sam's search leads him to Apt. 3, where he finds not only the source of the music but a new friend.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Where is Home, Little Pip? by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

From chapters.ca:
For Little Pip, the baby penguin, home is a pebbly nest on the cold Antarctic shore. Mama and Papa always reminds Pip not to wander far, and she never does...until one day a black, glittery feather leads Pip on a chase far, far from home. As she tries to find her way back to her parents, Pip encounters some friendly animals, a mighty blue whale, a gull, and even a sled dog. But while these animals know where their home is, they do not know where Pip's home is. In her sadness, Pip begins to sing a song about home that her parents taught her, and the sound of her voice guides her parents straight to her!
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