A Young People's Poet Laureate's "e;striking use of everyday images and timely themes makes this free verse collection meaningful, memorable, and accessible"e; (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
From the first gawky little eohippus of 50 million years ago to his thoroughbred descendants of today, here is a book about all kinds of horseswhether thundering into battle beneath an armor clad knight, prancing before carriages, plodding around cornfields pulling plows, or racing for kings, they spring to life on every page.
From A Very Small Something:Somewhere past the wrinkled maps, and underanother sun, where favourite earrings find new earsand missing marbles run, the hillsides madetheir marvelous shapes for a town called CovingtonAnd a great pink factory as long as the breezeweighed truckfuls and truckfuls of bubblegum.
In The Purrfect Pawse: A little book to help children pause, stretch and be grateful, Avril McDonald returns with some of the colourful, lovable characters from her Feel Brave series to help nurture young children's physical and mental well-being through a combination of activity and poetry.
I Love My Biketells the story of a girls first experience with her bike, and is filled with beautiful illustrations and a heartwarming message of perseverance.
A heartwarming rhyming adventure of a sloth and their young baby exploring the beautiful tropical world around them and sharing in the joy a smile can bring.
