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W is for Winnipeg

by Willem Marx

"W is for Winnipeg" is a dynamic and inviting picture book tour through the city’s significant sites. Rae St. Clair Bridgman’s fun and educational picture book "W is for Winnipeg" covers significant landmarks in Winnipeg’s built... Read More

Book Review

Mama's Scent

by Danielle Ballantyne

Patterns and textures layer in the jewel-toned collage illustrations of this exquisite picture book that honors the bond between mother and child. A girl muses on all the memories held in her mother’s scent: happy days, rosy cheeks,... Read More

Book Review

King of the Dump

by Danielle Ballantyne

This heartfelt picture book is a primer on recycling with a lesson on passing along items we no longer need. Teddy accompanies his father on a trip to the dump to sort their recyclables, watch the bulldozers and trash compactors, and... Read More

Book Review

Footprint

by Danielle Ballantyne

Delicate and detailed colored pencil illustrations enrich this meditative picture book that encourages appreciation of, and responsibility toward, nature. A child canoes down a jungle stream; shadowy deer trek through a misty forest.... Read More

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The Mixed-Up Owl

by Danielle Ballantyne

A confused owl looks for answers in all the wrong places in this charming picture book about fitting in. Owl feels all mixed up; he doesn’t understand why he’s the only one who can’t sleep at night. He seeks answers among the... Read More

Book Review

The Land of Faraway

by Danielle Ballantyne

This fantastical picture book invites the reader to delight in the journey as it poses questions both fanciful and profound. “Would you wish to be young?” and “To whom would you sing your best traveling song?” are just two of the... Read More

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