The Boy From the Sun (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/sr12 NULL.html) by Duncan Weller.
Three gloomy children sit on the sidewalk when a little boy with a yellow, shining head floats down beside them. He takes them on a journey through the wonders of nature. Evocative illustrations combine with poetic text in this enchanting story about taking the time to appreciate the natural world.
Duncan Weller recently won the top Canadian illustration prize, the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, Illustration. He both writes and illustrates his children’s picture books. His adult paintings combine traditional working methods with new technologies culminating in DVD/CD projects enlisting the help of animators and musicians. A retrospective of his work was held at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery from April 4 to May 18, 2008. Duncan now spends equal time writing adult works, poetry, short stories, and is currently working on a screenplay for a film to be shot in Thunder Bay.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast (and growing) selection of children’s books Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
The Happy Lion (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/ran07 NULL.html) written by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Robert Duvoisin.
A friendly lion in a small French zoo enjoys the visits of the townspeople who stop by each day to say Bonjour, Happy Lion. So one day, when the zookeeper forgets to close the lion’s door, the Happy Lion decides to return the visits to all the nice people of the town. To his amazement, as he strolls through the town his friends scream and run from him, the police and fire brigade are called, and people cower in their shops or houses. How a small boy saves the day concludes a wonderfully satisfying story that is just the right length for bedtime or anytime.
At age 50, The Happy Lion continues to charm and delight. We couldn’t agree more!
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast (and growing) selection of children’s books Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
Sparkle & Spin (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain17 NULL.html) – A Book About Words.
Through harmony and rhythm, resonance and pitch, Ann Rand inspires readers to listen to the tuneful play of her text as it sings off each page. Illustrated with graphic designer Paul Rand’s colorful, witty artwork, Sparkle and Spin is a children’s classic that reveals to young readers the power and music in the words they use every day.
Ann Rand wrote five children’s books, four of which were illustrated by her husband. In addition to the four children’s books he illustrated, Paul Rand wrote and co-wrote several others, and designed some of the best-known corporate icons of his time, including the logos for ABC, IBM, and UPS.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
The World is Your Oyster. (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/sr30 NULL.html)
What do you do when your world is “raining cats and dogs”, you’re “up to your neck in alligators,” and all you want to do is “bury your head in the sand”? Read this inspirational book of animal idioms illustrated in gorgeous, vibrant watercolours. This playful book teaches the complexities of language…..and that is straight from the horse’s mouth!
Written by Tamara James and illustrated by Emma SanCartier.
Tamara James believes the world s her oyster because she has had the opportunity to travel and see it for herself. She is currently teaching in Hamilton, New Zealand. This is her first book.
Emma SanCartier is an artist who divides her time between Toronto and San Francisco. Inspired by nature and stories from mythology and fairy tales, she creates her illustrations in pen and ink and watercolour. To see more of her work, check out www.emmasancartier.com.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
From an alligator made of aaa’s to a zebra made of zzz’s, the alphabeasties (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain46 NULL.html) in this book are ingeniously built out of multiple typefaces. Adults and children will be engaged and delighted with the flaps, which lift to reveal “beasties” for each letter of the alphabet.
Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss are graphic designers at the two-person design studio Werner Design Werks, Inc. in St Paul, Minnesota, which has garnered many graphic design awards, as well as a place in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, Musee de la Poste, Victoria and Albert Museum, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. You can visit them online at www.wdw.com.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
A little rabbit wonders what he will do when he falls asleep. Will he drive a submarine? Swim with a giant whale? Or be the first pirate on the moon? Luckily he can do everything because in dreams all things are possible. Adam Nicely’s vibrant, winsome illustrations will capture the eyes and imaginations of busy toddlers.
Raised in Seattle, Adam Nicely moved to Los Angeles to embark upon a successful career as an artist. Bedtime for Tad is his first picture book.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
Please join us for a reading of this charming book at Wednesday Morning Storytime.
Day meets Night and Night meets Day in this delightful picture book based on the Pixar short, Day & Night (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain88 NULL.html), which premiered with Toy Story 3 in 2010. Kids will delight in the way these two characters explore their differences and eventually realize how much they like and enjoy each other. A wonderful way to experience the magic of this Pixar short again and again and—rejoice in the attraction of opposites!
Teddy Newton is an artist at Pixar Animation Studios. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many fluffy pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
Need something to do on a cold, rainy Wednesday? Out for a walk and need to warm up? Join us!
We love reading to kids and we love Wednesday Morning Story Time! A delightful group of toddlers and preschoolers come and cosy up on the colourful pillows every week while our lovely staff member Ana does a fantastic job of reading all manner of different books to a whole range of kids.
We would love to see you there!
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many fluffy pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
This delightful, modern book will be sure to raise lots of questions about the universe! Exploring Space from A-to-Z is loads of fun. A is for Astronaut (http://shop NULL.dandelionkids NULL.ca/rain06 NULL.html) is the only contemporary A-to-Z space book available and is a visually exciting mix of vintage illustrations and contemporary photos and facts. A is for Astronaut teaches children the alphabet at the same time as fun facts about space.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
Learning about colours has never been so hip! In Andy Warhol’s imagination, as in that of many children we know, horses are purple and golden monkeys wear pink baubles on their tails. Through Andy Warhol’s Colors, children will learn their colours as they discover that in modern art, anything is possible.
Susan Goldman Rubin is the acclaimed author of such books as Degas and the Dance and Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter. Her dynamic nonfiction has won her many awards and accolades from the CCBC, ALA, and the Smithsonian, among others.
About Wednesday Morning Story Time: We will be reading a different book from our vast selection Wednesdays at 10:30 am at our Port Moody store. Try to swing by every Wednesday morning… and we’ll read to your child while you can enjoy the book, browse, shop or just daydream. If you like the book we’ve read, you will be able purchase it at a special price on the day of the reading.
Please RSVP with a phone call or email so we have an idea of how many pillows to put out.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday mornings!
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