Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories

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The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen

A little girl sees her mother’s fear when war comes to their home. Fear is replaced with hope when they board a huge, shiny airplane. When it lands, they are somewhere new, and slowly, it comes to feel ...

I Want to Build a Seahouse (pb)

I want to build a seahouse
A place that's just for me...

In a lighthouse on the sea lives a young girl who is about to become a big sister. Trouble is, she doesn't want a little sister. With her peaceful ...

The Unique Lou Fox

Award-winning author Jodi Carmichael, who has ADHD herself, affirms and celebrates those who struggle with their uniqueness and triumphantly discover its gifts

It isn’t easy being Louisa Elizabeth Fitzhenry-O’Shaughnessy—especially ...

Meranda and the Legend of the Lake

Eleven-year-old Meranda thought her life was complicated enough with cerebral palsy and her helicopter parents. But when her family visits her grandparents’ home on the coast, secrets begin to unfold. ...

Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story

Bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals on the planet, living over 200 years. In this heartwarming story, a grandfather bowhead recounts to his young grandchild calf all the beautiful, amazing, ...

The Doll

A young girl and her family arrive in an airport in a new country. They are refugees, migrants who have travelled across the world to find safety. Strangers greet them, and one of them gives the little ...

Golden Threads

A beloved toy fox becomes lost, tattered, repaired, and loved for his imperfections. Golden Threads is inspired by the Japanese art form of kintsugi, or golden joinery, where broken pottery is repaired ...

Nutcracker Night

Discover the sights, sounds, and magic of a night at the ballet that will prepare even the youngest of children for their first theatrical experience. Nutcracker Night is a celebration of a holiday classic ...

The House at the End of the Road

When two siblings and their cousin discover an old, seemingly-abandoned house down the road from Grandma’s, their summer takes a turn they never saw coming. This heartwarming picture book incorporates ...

Moon Wishes

In this timeless bedtime story, the moon’s luminous, watchful presence inspires wishes of hope and love, with dreamy watercolour illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Milan Pavlović.

Wouldn’t it ...