Account Login Winnipeg Toll-Free: 1-800-561-1833 SK Toll-Free: 1-877-506-7456 Contact & Locations

Sort by

Picture & Board Books

A wide range of picture and board books for children. Perfect for kids, these books combine engaging stories with colourful illustrations. Recommended books for especially young readers (ages 0-7).

One Giant Leap

- Thao Lam

Children's hardcover $21.95 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $19.76

A playful wordless story about the power of imagination and creativity in play

A child zips up their orange suit, pulls on a pair of boots, and adjusts their hat. They're ready for an adventure. But where are they going? With the push of an elevator button, their adventure begins, and they're transformed ... into an astronaut!

The child takes one small step into a barren landscape. Then one giant leap. Soon, they're hopping around a strange new planet and scaling space mountains. But they've got an important mission-finding their lost spaceship! In their search, the astronaut discovers colorful space creatures of all shapes and sizes. Suddenly, a blizzard hits, and the astronaut races through the storm right into ... the school hallway! The little astronaut was a child on their way to school, and the space odyssey was all part of their imagination.

This inventive and satisfying new wordless picture book from acclaimed author and illustrator Thao Lam celebrates a child's talent for making the mundane magical. Thao's signature storytelling style is dynamic, engaging, and rewards close observation. Keen-eyed readers will spot clues in the illustrations that reveal what's really going on and feel inspired to creatively reframe tiresome tasks.

The Seventh Direction

- Kevin Locke, Kristy Cameron

Children's hardcover $20.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $18.89

In this enlightening legend shared by Lakota Elder Kevin Locke, Wakhan Thanka (The Great Spirit) created the entire world in seven days; leaving the most precious creation for last. In order to protect this precious creation, Wakhan Thanka needed to hide it where it would always be safe and turned to our animal relatives for help. Together, they found the perfect place. Do you know where they chose?

Animals Brag About Their Bottoms

- Maki Saito, Brian Bergstrom

Board Book $12.95 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $11.66


A perfect baby gift, this charming and funny board book features animals from around the world, each one celebrating their uniquely shaped bum.

All bottoms are wonderful! Don't you agree? Each animal has a different reason for loving their behind--from cute and round to fashionable and striped!

Now available as a board book, this celebration of self love and body positivity will have the tiniest of readers (and their parents) laughing out loud at the backsides of hippos, zebras, pandas, and more or our favorite animals. Illustrator Maki Saito's traditional Japanese art techniques add a sophisticated, beautiful feel to a book about animal butts. Everyone's proud of their bottoms!

"The painterly patoots are lovely in their texture and shading.... By the end (ha!) we've learned a little about these remarkable creatures."--The Horn Book

The Book That Can Read Your Mind

- Marianna Coppo

Children's hardcover $26.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $24.29

Prepare to be amazed by this magic trick in a book!



This is not an ordinary book--it's a magical one! Lady Rabbit goes beyond pulling a rabbit out of a hat or making herself disappear. For her next act, she will READ YOUR MIND! That's right: You pick a member from the magician's adorable audience--don't tell which one you've chosen--and this book will guess who it is!

Inspired by 17th-century magic books, this interactive game in a book will enchant readers of all ages, compelling them to pick among many intriguing, illustrated characters and play over and over (and over) again. Now, without further ado . . . let the magic show begin!

Butterfly on the Wind

- Adam Pottle , Ziyue Chen

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

A magical picture book about a Deaf girl who creates a butterfly with Sign Language and sends it on a journey around the world.

On the day of the talent show, Aurora's hands tremble. No matter how hard she tries to sign, her fingers stumble over one another and the words just won't come. But as she's about to give up, she spots a butterfly.

Using her hands to sign the ASL word for "butterfly," Aurora sends a magical butterfly of her own into the world, inspiring Deaf people across the globe to add their own. The butterflies grow in numbers and strength as they circle back to Aurora, bolstering her with the love and support of her worldwide Deaf community.

Deaf picture book creators author Adam Pottle and artist Ziyue Chen combine powerful text and sweeping art into a moving story of resilience and self-belief.

Circle of Love

- Monique Gray Smith , Nicole Neidhardt

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

Everyone is welcome in the circle.

In this warmhearted book, we join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother's wife, her uncles and their baby, her cousins, and her treasured friends.

They dance, sing, garden, learn, pray, and eat together. And tonight, they come together for a feast! Molly shares with the reader how each person makes her feel--and reminds us that love is love.

Through tender prose and radiant artwork, author Monique Gray Smith (Cree/Lakota) and illustrator Nicole Neidhardt (Diné) show how there is always room for others in our lives. Circle of Love is a story celebrating family, friends, community, and, most of all, love.

Includes an author's note, contextual notes, and glossary. 

A Friend for Eddy

- Ann Kim Ha

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

When Eddy the goldfish takes a leap of faith to be closer to his new friends, his perspective of the world widens in unexpected ways. A funny story about building empathy and making connections, for fans of LeUyen Pham, Dan Santat, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, and Michael Hall.

Eddy is a lonely goldfish stuck inside his fishbowl. He would love to have a friend to swim and play and blow bubbles with. Soon, on the other side of the glass, he spies not one but two new friends. After days of playing games together, Eddy leaps out of his bowl to be closer to them. And that's when he realizes that his two friends are really the inquisitive eyes of A CAT! Oh, no! Luckily for Eddy, friendship can be found in unexpected places.

A Friend for Eddy is funny and suspenseful, and observant readers will delight in seeing Eddy's mistake before he does. Ann Kim Ha's clever, bold illustrations will hold the attention of the youngest children, making A Friend for Eddy a wonderful choice for bedtime and story-time sharing.  

A Good Place

- Lucy Cousins

Children's paperback $10.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $9.89

"Conveys a very important lesson on ecosystem preservation nestled within an engaging story. . . .This is spring story time perfection." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Bee, Ladybug, Beetle, and Dragonfly are looking for somewhere to live. And each has a different want: Bee loves flowers, Ladybug prefers leaves, Beetle is fond of dead wood, and Dragonfly likes ponds. But every time they find what seems like the perfect spot--with beautiful flowers, a tiny pond, some dead wood, or gorgeous green leaves--they discover it's underfoot, near traffic, or otherwise not safe. Will these four friends ever find a good place? Lucy Cousins brings her bold artwork and endearing characters to an inviting story that leads to a dazzling conclusion, showing children that even in an urban environment, encouraging wildlife and natural ecosystems can create a healthy and beautiful habitat for all of us.

It's Your Time to Shine

- Dianne White, Nanette Regan

Board Book $11.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $10.79

Inspire readers to go off into the world as the bold and brave person they are with this empowering board book that tells them now is their time!

It's your time to shine.
Show the world who you are:
confident,
courageous
a bright rising star!

Growing up means there are times for feeling your best, succeeding, feeling uncertain, and failing--and everything in between. Things may be ever-changing but this moment, right now--whether it's a regular day or a pivotal occasion like a graduation--is the reader's time to take charge.

Let's Play!

- Herve Tullet

Board book $14.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $13.49

From the creator of the New York Times bestsellers Press Here and Mix It Up!, this brilliant companion is now available as a board book.

In Hervé Tullet's third interactive outing, there's a yellow dot. And a thin black line. Adventure definitely awaits! Press a finger to the page to embark on a new journey of color, shape, motion, and imagination. Follow the yellow dot's invitation, turn the page, and you are on your way!

Filled with artistry and delight, the Let's Play! journey lets you leap headlong into a completely new dimension: emotion. Connecting to the mind and the heart, this dot expresses an extraordinary sense of humor, fear, joy, and more as it pushes, lurches, wiggles, and slides its way through--and even off!--the pages. Hervé's hallmark graphic style and irrepressible whimsy take young readers on a spectacular ride in this new compact, toddler-friendly board book edition.

BOARD BOOK EDITION OF A TULLET FAVORITE: Surprising and fun with a dash of magic, Hervé Tullet's adventures are great for the whole family. Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the pages of the book seemingly come alive.

FUN & EDUCATIONAL GIFT: The gorgeous graphic visuals make this book an irresistible choice for gift-giving, while the addition of educational and emotional concepts offers an appealing bonus.

STIMULATES THE IMAGINATION: Celebrate the magic of imagination as a single dot moves through varying landscapes. This unique interactive picture book about the power of emotion is especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page.

AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO BUILD DEXTERITY: This is the perfect book for young children to learn about following directions using simple hand movements.

Perfect for: The millions of children and adults who love Hervé Tullet and his wonderful books Fans of Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Leo Lionni's magical Little Blue and Little Yellow, and other books about color Families looking for a fun and interactive read-aloud book Toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers ready to learn about emotion in an imaginative way Children's art programs

Lost Stick

- Anoosha Syed

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

A delightful twist on a lost pet story that takes an adorable pup around the world to track down what he thinks is his best friend's prized possession--from the critically acclaimed creator of That's Not My Name!, Bilal Cooks Daal, and I Am Perfectly Designed.

Milo loves to make his owner Louise happy because she's his favorite person in the world. While they're strolling through the park one day, Louise picks a twig up off the ground and says to Milo, "This is Stick". She throws Stick across the grass and Milo excitedly brings it back to her. Milo doesn't know why they do this over and over again, but he knows that he can put a smile on her face by running after Stick. So, when Louise throws Stick a little too far, Milo is determined to go the distance too. 

Milo starts searching all over the neighborhood for Stick--while Louise simultaneously searches for Milo--but there's one problem: all the sticks look the same! Which one is Louise's stick? Milo sets out on a grand adventure for a little pup, and while his quest takes him all over the globe, he learns that home is where he really wants to be. Anoosha Syed stretches her storytelling talents with this hilarious and tender friendship story.

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets

- Ryan T Higgins

Hardcover $25.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $23.39

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew--a pet saber tooth tiger!--in this companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins.

Most kids have dogs and cats and fish and guinea pigs. Penelope Rex has Mittens. 

Penelope wasn't sure she even wanted a pet when Mittens came into her life. But now that he's here, she is determined to make the best of it. 
Pets, however--especially ones that are six hundred pounds with six-inch-long teeth--can cause very big, very messy problems.

In this companion to We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Penelope Rex discovers the challenges and rewards (but mostly challenges) of pet ownership.

Read all of the Penelope Rex books!
We Don't Eat Our ClassmatesWe Will Rock Our ClassmatesWe Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish

The Reflection in Me

- Marc Colagiovanni, Peter H Reynolds

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

In the follow-up to When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left, comes a heartwarming and joyful celebration of self-love from #1 New York Times bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds and talented author Marc Colagiovanni!"I like being you," said the reflection in the mirror. "To me, you are perfectly perfect."

This is a story of self-love that teaches children that their physical layer is just that -- one layer -- and below it lies a rich tapestry of attributes that make them unique and wonderful. Through Marc Colagiovanni's powerful text and Peter H. Reynolds's inspirational artwork, this picture book offers readers a wholly original exploration of self-love and self-acceptance.

Originally released as an animated short, which has over 1.4 million views on YouTube, this is the second of two new picture books created in collaboration with Marc and Peter that is sure to inspire, affirm, and reassure at key milestone moments in every young reader's life.The Reflection in Me serves to empower children and readers of all ages to find the courage to look inside and love themselves just as they are.

Solar Bear

- Beth Ferry, Brendan Wenzel

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

An empowering picture book from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and Caldecott Honoree Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat) told with lyrical text and luminous illustrations.

Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world and join the cause with your own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it.

The Earth is ours.

Yours and mine.

So dare to care.

To glow. To shine.

'Cause if you would,

and when you did,

then you will be a solar kid.

"Ferry and Wenzel strive here to build awareness...movingly illustrating the emptiness that would be felt on the planet without creatures like pangolins, rhinos, manatees, and sea turtles. The call to action--'we'll ask you for your mighty roar, to show us we are worth fighting for'--is aided considerably by the warm, stirring artwork, which invites children to reflect on the human causes of wildlife extinction and encourages them to work together for a better future."---ALA Booklist (starred review)

Spider in the Well

- Jess Hannigan

Children's hardcover $24.99 - Add to Cart
Reader Reward Price: $22.49

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utterly hilarious tale of fibs, cons, and JUSTICE! Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, Ryan Higgins, and stylized cinema--from Orson Welles to Wes Anderson.

Breaking News: Wishing Well Broken!

The townspeople of Bad Göodsburg are up in arms. With their beloved well busted, none of their important, generous, kindhearted wishes are coming true! Time to send that good-for-nothing Newsboy to investigate. . . 

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Kids' Indie Next List *

"I don't trust anyone in this book." -- Jon Klassen, award-winning creator of I Want My Hat Back

? "[A] fun read for children, but also for their adults. A masterful debut that reads like a well-loved classic. Will be great fun to share." -- School Library Journal (starred review)

? "Is this cheeky storybook technically an entertaining endorsement of blackmail? It sure is, and it's very funny. A splendidly silly story for all ages." -- Booklist (starred review)

? "Dramatic pacing and sly humor. Terrific fun with a shrewd hero." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

This is a selection of our current Picture & Board Books titles. To find other titles or authors, or just to browse, please use the search box.

Page: 1 2 3 > >>