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Picture Books and Fiction Fall 24 (175 series)

The Day King Died: Remembered Through Two Voices and a Choir

When Martin Luther King Jr. landed in Memphis on April 3, 1968, no one knew he would be killed the next day. When he gave his famous Mountaintop speech, no one knew it would be his last. And when the world learned of his death, no one knew exactly how deeply his legacy would live on. Interwoven with excerpts from ÌIÎve Been to the MountaintopÊ and ÌPrecious Lord, Take My HandÊ (the song played at KingÎs funeral), The Day King Died recounts the last 24 hours of the prolific activist's life while

The Day Little Mouse Got Stuck

Little Mouse and her babies live in the hedgerow. But one day, something big, noisy, and smelly visits their world and leaves something behind. Sniff? Sniff? As Little Mouse investigates a tempting smell, she finds herself slipping . . . and sliding . . . and falling . . . and stuck!She is trapped in a plastic bottle that was discarded by people in a car. How will she ever escape and make it home to her hungry babies? This important story will highlight the dangers of littering and the harm garb

The Different Tree

There was always something different about that tree . . . While the rest of the forestÎs trees shed their leaves for the winter, an oak tree hangs onto her dried, brown leaves. So stubborn, the wind whispers. WhatÎs she waiting for? the birds chitter. DoesnÎt she know the rules? the other trees sigh. But the oak tree must wait, even though she does not yet know why. With vibrant illustrations and touching metaphors, The Different Tree is natureÎs reminder to honor individuality and move at your

The Everybody Club

Come one, come all! Everyone is invited to the Everybody Club. A young girl decides to start a club and invites everyone, making sure that no one feels left out. With a smile on her face, she spreads positive feelings of belonging. The Everybody Club even gets a spot in the local parade, and everyone pitches in. We belong. Every one of us. That's what the Everybody Club is all about. In this feel-good rhyming read-aloud with plenty of heart and a powerful message, the cheerful club promotes incl

The Girl Who Loved Poutine

Zoey loves poutine with its French fries, gravy, and squeaky squeaky cheese curds. It's her favourite dish to make with her father. And it's their annual tradition to make it for their shared July 1 birthday. Zoey is excited. Tomorrow is her fifth birthday! It's also a holiday in Canada. This year, family members--grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins--from across Canada are coming to celebrate Zoey's birthday. But as a surprise to Zoey, everyone is bringing their own special poutine dish. There

The Glorious Forest that Fire Built

A wildfire roars through the forest, leaving nothing but ashes until seeds sprout from deep below. Root by root and seed by seed, the forest rises again. In this lyrical cumulative nonfiction story about forest succession, readers will learn that forest fires are critical to forest health and that the end of a tree's life provides the opportunity for new life. Back matter explains the timeline of the forest cycle in more detail.

The Lamplighter

In a quaint 19th century whaling village, a young woman seeks to expose the dark truth behind the villageÎs eerie disappearances at the risk of the lives of everyone she loves...assuming anyone will listen to a female in the first place.

The Life and Times of Sir Wilfrid Laurier  

“I am branded in Québec as a traitor to the French, and in Ontario as a traitor to the English. In Québec, I am branded as a jingo, and in Ontario as a separatist. In Québec, I am attacked as an Imperialist, and in Ontario as an anti-Imperialist. I am neither. I am a Canadian.” The words of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister, still resonate today. Faced with the monumental task of rebuilding a young nation at a time of great divide, Wilfrid encountered many challenges

The Little Red Chair

There once was a little red chair. Languishing in an antique shop window, the little chair longed to be part of a family. One day a little girl named Mia knew it was just the right chair for her. So Mia and her mother take the little chair home. With new red upholstery and its brightly polished wheels, the little red chair becomes the perfect companion for Mia. She snuggles in it on cold winter nights. She daydreams in it on bright sunny days. But as Mia gets older, she spends less and less time

The Littlest Grito

The morning before Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Gloria's Papa wakes up with laryngitis. A disaster! The festivities cannot start without a loud grito to kick the party off--and a Hernandez has always yelled the grito for as long as anyone can remember. When Gloria offers her own grito--and Papa backs her up--the mayor has to agree. But what has she done?! How will she find the courage to yell the grito with the heart it needs? Gloria needs some help from her community and her Papa to find her voic