An oldie but a goodie. I remember using this when I first started teaching 20 yrs ago and kids LOVED it, and they still love this funny story today. The hilarity that ensues as the animals are sure there is some terrible monster in the cave that will eat them, brings kids back to this story over and over again.

A fun book with a great message. Rot, a rather unsightly potato,has decided to enter a cuteness contest and is sure he will win. Enter his opponents (picture cuteness overload- kittens, bunnies) and he starts question whether winning is possible against these cute foes. A great book that reminds us not to judge something based on what it looks like on the outside.

This lovely picture book reminds us of what's important- our time together. Even when things don't go to plan.

This was another favourite in my house when I was little. We read these stories so many times over the years. Years later I was excited to find a newer edition that I could share with my own kids

I so love this book. It honors kids' worries beautifully and lets them know that they are real, and it also gives them a way to get rid of these worries too- talking about them to someone. A good reminder for adults too.

George loves Saturdays because he gets to spend them with Grandma Stella. Sometimes they go out and have adventures and other times they stay home and create their own adventures. One day everything changes and there are no more Saturdays with Grandma. George is devastated and isn’t sure if Saturdays will ever be the same again. Then a new Stella joins his family and George realizes that Saturdays will be fun again.

A beautiful reminder that #loveislove. Ayesha is so excited to be going to her cousin Ritu’s wedding. When she and her family arrive, she discovers that many of their family members aren’t too coming to the wedding because they don’t agree with it, and that the neighbours aren’t happy about it either. Despite resistance from family and an attempt by the community to stop this wedding, Ritu and Chandni are married in a beautiful ceremony.

Salma and her mom are recent arrivals from Syria, and they both miss her dad and their home. Salma wants to cheer her mom up by making a Syrian meal for her mom. With the help of her teacher and volunteers at the community centre, she is able to bring a smile to her mom's face.

Bright, bold pictures support this fantastic non-fiction book about climate change. The language and vocabulary is perfectly suited to help kids in grades ~1-5 understand climate change and what they can do to help eliminate it. Even more exciting is that this book is the first in a series of children's books about environmental issues. **this book is currently only available in a digital format online**