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There's an Alien in My Lunchbox!

Noah brings his favorite storybook to school for Show and Tell, but the characters escape and begin causing havoc! Alien's stolen Noah's lunch, Dragon's roaring at the little ones, and Ghost has blocked the toilets. But when Noah finally catches them and begins to read to the class, something truly magical happens. Discover the magic of books . . . when they behave.

These First Letters (Black Rabbit Tales)

A decodable chapter book series for developing readers in grades 4+. This collection follows the overlapping storylines of 8 characters spanning the globe from the Pacific Northwest to Benin, Africa, written by authors who authentically represent the backgrounds and cultures of these characters. The sequence of stories is aligned with a research-based skill progression, beginning with short vowel sound practice and developing through to a focus on the Magic ""E,"" while repeating skills presented in earlier chapters for added practice.

They Only See the Outside

This collection of insightful and endearing poems explores what kids experience on the inside that cannot be seen from the outside. From topics that readers experience every day, like the agony of waiting for recess, to the monotony of homework, to things that aren't easy to talk about, like death and bullying, the poems are incredibly relatable. This empathetic collection by renowned children's poet Kalli Dakos is a unique reflection of what makes up some of the collective experiences of life.

They Thought They Buried Us

Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. As one of the few students of color at Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy, Yuiza immediately feels out of place. A brutal work-study schedule makes it impossible to keep up with the actual classes. Every expense, from textbooks to laundry, puts Yuiza into debt. And the behavior of students and faculty is... unsettling. Yuiza starts having disturbing dreams about the school's past and discovers clues about the fate of other scholarship students. It'll take all Yuiza's knowledge of the horror genre to escape from Our Lady's grasp.

They're So Flamboyant

This fun and funny bird's-eye tome to individuality, community, and harmony follows the reactions of a neighbourhood full of birds when a ""flamboyance"" of flamingos moves in. Each band of birdsCa gaggle of geese, a dole of doves, a charm of finches, a brood of chickens, a scream of swifts, and an unkindness of ravensChave their feathers ruffled and express their apprehension about the new and different arrivals. Their new neighbours are actually quite charming and not so scary and different after all. Includes a note from the author on helping children to learn about acceptance, avoid stereotyping, and model welcoming behaviour.

Thing about Love, The

Sometimes love happens in an instant. From their first meeting, a kid and his dog become best friends. As the years go by, their bond grows deeper as they play games, go on adventures, learn new tricks, comfort each other, and celebrate milestones together. But when it's time to say goodbye, there's heartache and empty spaces everywhere. Despite the sadness, love remembers . . . and never goes away.

Thinking Critically

The Thinking Critically series introduces students to the complex issues that dominate public discourse and challenges them to become discerning readers, to think independently, and to engage and develop their skills as critical thinkers. Chapters are organized in a pro/con format, in which a single author synthesizes the predominant arguments for and against an issue into clear, accessible discussions supported by details and evidence including relevant facts, direct quotes and current examples.

This is Not My Lunch Box!

A lunch box filled with snails and spiders and eggs?! That is not MY lunch box! Whose could it be? Join in on a surprising camping trip and discover the favorite meals of all your favorite forest creatures--from the wood frog (who loves a lunch of spiders and snails!) to the moose. Rich art illustrates the beautiful biodiversity found in our forests and expressive, repetitive text helps even the youngest naturalists learn all about herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores--oh, my!

This Is the Crew That Builds Our School

From construction workers to tradespeople, everyone pitches in to build a school in this silly read-aloud that will have readers giggling from page to page. A new school is being built and it will take a parade of builders and bricklayers, plumbers and painters, and more, to get the job done. This bouncy, rhyming story set to the snappy tune of ""This Is the Way,"" will give readers a closer look at some of the tradespeople and machinery that help build the communities we live in.

This Last Adventure

When Archie's beloved grandpa is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Archie desperately wants to slow the progression of his grandpa's memory loss. Using Grandpa's old journal entries as inspiration, he creates shared role-playing fantasies with epic quests for them to tackle together-allowing Grandpa to live in the present and stay in touch with his fading memories. But as Grandpa's condition gradually worsens, Archie must come to terms with what's happening to his hero. The limits of the fantasies, revelations about Grandpa's past, and a school project about the future force Archie to grapple with what it truly means to live a life worth remembering.