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Picture Book Recommendations

I love this book so much because it is full of love and kindness. Young Maple grows up alongside her maple tree, discovering many of her earliest learnings and experiences near this tree. Soon, she learns of a new addition that is to arrive. Maple considers how she will help this new addition grow with love too.

I love this book so much because it is full of love and kindness. Young Maple grows up alongside her maple tree, discovering many of her earliest learnings and experiences near this tree. Soon, she learns of a new addition that is to arrive. Maple considers how she will help this new addition grow with love too.

Calling all hockey lovers! A fantastic picture book biography about this amazing hockey player and the differences he's made to this much much-loved sport.

Calling all hockey lovers! A fantastic picture book biography about this amazing hockey player and the differences he's made to this much much-loved sport.

Milo takes the train to see his mom and spends the time watching the people around him. He imagines their lives and what they go to when they get off the train, and bring these imaginings alive in his sketchbook. When the reader discovers where Milo is going to see his mom, and Milo discovers that one of his imaginings was very wrong, the message that we can’t really know someone by just looking at their face becomes clear.

Milo takes the train to see his mom and spends the time watching the people around him. He imagines their lives and what they go to when they get off the train, and bring these imaginings alive in his sketchbook. When the reader discovers where Milo is going to see his mom, and Milo discovers that one of his imaginings was very wrong, the message that we can’t really know someone by just looking at their face becomes clear.

Margot loves to read and talk about space, but her mom, teacher and friends tend to tune her out when she gets into it. Finally, her frustration at not being heard overflows and she does something rather drastic to get attention and be heard by her mom.

Margot loves to read and talk about space, but her mom, teacher and friends tend to tune her out when she gets into it. Finally, her frustration at not being heard overflows and she does something rather drastic to get attention and be heard by her mom.

Mel is a brave bird and is going to try to fly today. Despite warnings from her siblings about the dangers of this, and help from friends who want to prevent her from falling, Mel does a very brave thing.

Mel is a brave bird and is going to try to fly today. Despite warnings from her siblings about the dangers of this, and help from friends who want to prevent her from falling, Mel does a very brave thing.

A perfect picture book for kids learning about colours, as well as for everyone because of its message that even if we are different colours, we should be able to live together in harmony.

A perfect picture book for kids learning about colours, as well as for everyone because of its message that even if we are different colours, we should be able to live together in harmony.

A young boy is trying to teach his dragon about the spirit of Christmas so he teaches him that it’s about giving, sharing joy and helping others. The boy wants to get his dragon a gift but must make the money to do so. He and dragon start doing small jobs around town to make money and as they do that, they learn about the true joy of Christmas.

A young boy is trying to teach his dragon about the spirit of Christmas so he teaches him that it’s about giving, sharing joy and helping others. The boy wants to get his dragon a gift but must make the money to do so. He and dragon start doing small jobs around town to make money and as they do that, they learn about the true joy of Christmas.

Sometimes we love an experience so much we just don’t want to let it go. Freda has that moment while berry picking with her grandma. Her grandma tells her they can make them into jam and keep it in a jar. This makes Freda wonder if she should keep other things that she loves in jars too. Soon she realizes that doing this isn’t quite what she had hoped for and changes her plan.

Sometimes we love an experience so much we just don’t want to let it go. Freda has that moment while berry picking with her grandma. Her grandma tells her they can make them into jam and keep it in a jar. This makes Freda wonder if she should keep other things that she loves in jars too. Soon she realizes that doing this isn’t quite what she had hoped for and changes her plan.

It's Divya's time to choose her bindi. She is nervous because she is worried her friends will tease about it. Her mom explains what the bindi is and what it represents. Divya heads to school, still nervous, but discovers something wonderful when she gets to school.

It's Divya's time to choose her bindi. She is nervous because she is worried her friends will tease about it. Her mom explains what the bindi is and what it represents. Divya heads to school, still nervous, but discovers something wonderful when she gets to school.

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