On the Toronto Public Library's 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of age On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 First published in 1986 and a staple ever since for parents of preschool children and teachers of primary grades, One Watermelon Seed is presented in a new edition with a bold new cover and interior art.In this deceptively simple counting book, Max and Josephine tend their garden while readers follow along, counting from one to ten as the garden is planted. Then readers can count in groups of tens as the garden is harvested, while they search through the pictures for the many small animals that are hiding throughout. A concise and clever text introduces color and rhythm, and the illustrations are bright and engaging, making this a perfect counting book for children aged four to seven.

Product Description: Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map...read more

Product Description: Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map...read more

Product Description: Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map...read more

Product Description: Join Toronto author and illustrator Karen Patkau as she explores the world of insects, mammals, sea jellies, reptiles, amphibians, birds, crustaceans, arachnids, and mollusks. From extremely large creatures, such as the blue whale, Chinese giant salamander, and goliath tarantula, to extremely small ones, such as the bumblebee bat, dwarf gecko, and fairy shrimp, embark on this informative, beautifully illustrated voyage of discovery...read more

Having read a story about a knight saving a damsel in distress, Cassie is eager to act it out but has trouble convincing her baby sister to be the damsel.

Poems describe various ways to have fun, including playing leapfrog and other games, riding a bicycle, running, and using one's imagination.

Product Description: Don't Eat Spiders is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Product Description: Fun-filled poems by an author who has a keen ear for the sound patterns and rhythms that delight children, and a pure sense of the silly and scary things that entertain them. Illustrated in colour and black and white by Karen Patkau.

Crystal, the glass fish, is lonely until she follows a star, falls into the sea, and makes friends with all the beautiful underwater creatures

Hugh is upset when he can't find Seal, his missing toy, until his grandmother tells him that Seal is safe in Lost Toy Land.

Ringtail the raccoon spends the nighttime hours searching for food, and finds her meal in an unusual location