Written and illustrated by Brianna Corr ScottNimbus PublishingAges 5 to 8 An accomplished artist and writer, Brianna Corr Scott was the perfect choice to offer a new interpretation of the […]
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Muinji’j Asks Why
Told by Muinji’j and Shanika MacEachernIllustrated by Zeta PaulNimbus PublishingAges 5 to 8 As long-overdue discussions about reconciliation continue, kids are more aware than ever of the systemic racism in […]
A Great Big Night
Review by Trevor J. Adams By Kate Inglis Art by Josée Bisaillon Nimbus Publishing Ages 4 to 8 Kate Inglis always writes with a healthy dollop of whimsy, a tradition […]
Screech! Ghost Stories from Old Newfoundland
Review by Trevor J. Adams By Charis Cotter Art by Genevieve Simms Nimbus Publishing Ages 8 to 12 If you come from a Newfoundland family with strong storytelling traditions (and […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Goodbye
By Melanie MosherNimbus PublishingAges 8–13 When Melanie Mosher was writing this middle-grade novel, she had no idea of the impending April 2020 mass shooting, which would rock all of Nova […]
Wild Pond Hockey
By Jeffrey C. DommNimbus Publishing There are any number of conflicting theories about hockey’s birthplace. Some like to imagine it began at a boys’ school in the Annapolis Valley. Many […]
I Lost My Talk / I’m Finding My Talk
By Rita Joe / Rebecca Thomas Illustrated by Pauline Young Nimbus Publishing Ages 4–8 One of Rita Joe’s most influential poems, I Lost My Talk tells the revered Mi’kmaw elder’s […]
No Girls Allowed
By Natalie Corbett Sampson Nimbus PublishingAges 8-12 Today, young women who want to play hockey have countless role models. They can look to the many stars of Team Canada and […]
Come Back to Earth, Esther!
By Josée Bisaillon Nimbus Publishing Ages 4–8 An award-winning illustrator (best known for Leap!, The Snow Knows, and Bedtime 1, 2, 3), Josée Bisaillon both wrote and illustrated this big-hearted […]
Sid the Kid and the Dryer
Story by Lesley Choyce, art by Brenda Jones Nimbus Publishing Ages 4–8 The story about a young Sidney Crosby practising his shot in his family’s Cole Harbour basement, spending endless […]