Groundwood Books celebrate diversity. In the words of Sheila Barry, Publisher, their commitment is to publish “the most exciting Canadian voices we can find. Whether it’s a picture book from Nunavut in the Arctic or a Carnival story about a…
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MIGUEL’S BRAVE KNIGHT: YOUNG CERVANTES AND HIS DREAM OF DON QUIXOTE
Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and his Dream of Don Quixote by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Raul Colon. Peachtree Publishers In this poetic celebration of the power of imagination, we meet young Miguel Cervantes years before he creates his unforgettable…
LETTERS to a PRISONER, inspired by Amnesty International
LETTERS to a PRISONER, written and illustrated by Jacques Goldskyn This simple but exquisite picture book is wordless. What beautiful irony! The book’s images slowly show us a parent and child protesting. The parent is arrested, jailed, and placed in…
During this season of giving, of hope, of compassion, consider this gift —
Please consider this special opportunity to purchase the late Frances Lee Hall’s middle-grade book, LILY LO AND THE WONTON MAKER – a delightful book for a young reader. Your purchase will also be a gift to help support her daughter’s education. …
STOLEN WORDS
STOLEN WORDS shows how words reconnect us with people, with culture, with our home language, and with our most precious childhood memories. This simple but stunning picture book was written by Melanie Florence, Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, and published by…
HANNAH’S JOURNEY by Carmen Peone
Crazy about horses? How about horse-racing? More specifically, wild racing – cross-country, with few rules and any pushing, shoving or pulling someone off their galloping steed is fair game. HANNAH’S JOURNEY by Carmen Peone is a book any horsewoman of…
WATER’S CHILDREN, Celebrating the Resource that Unites Us All
WATER’S CHILDREN, written by Angele Delaunois, illustrated by Gerard Frischeteau, and translated by Erin Woods, is a luscious picture book that celebrates the many ways water is universal to us all. Water is life – and play – and food…
OF POETRY AND PROTEST: FROM EMMETT TILL TO TRAYVON MARTIN
Edited & compiled by Philip Cushway & Michael Warr, photographer, Victoria Smith This incredible collection of poems, personal essays, and photos celebrate contemporary Black poets. The book’s dedication reads: To all those who have died because of the color of…
PRINCESS SOPHIE AND THE SIX SWANS
PRINCESS SOPHIE AND THE SIX SWANS A fable from the Brothers Grimm, retold and illustrated by Kim Jacobs, is a tale about loyalty and perseverance, an old tale retold with simplicity and beauty. Illustrations are a gentle sweep of color…
CROSSING EBENEZER CREEK by Tonya Bolden
This is one riveting story! Tonya Bolden’s storytelling in this historical fiction will keep you turning the pages as you soak in the details of a post-Civil War time and quickly care deeply about Mariah, a newly emancipated young girl.…