Best BooksBoard Books
Ready for Summer
What should you wear? Over Under
Opposites on board... One Some Many
Toddler favourite now a board book! Chapter Books
The Invisible books
The Invisible Day, The Invisible Harry, The Invisible Enemy 3 books about being invisible in Manhattan Historical Fiction
How It Happened in Peach Hill
"An irresistible blend of depth, wit and inventiveness."(Toronto Star) The Broadway Tunnel
A story for reluctant teen readers about the first New York City subway! Mable Riley:
A Reliable Record of
Humdrum, Peril & Romance
Most Distinguished Book of the Year! 2004 Earthly Astonishments
2002-2003 Finalist for Hackmatack and Red Cedar Awards Non-Fiction
A Home for Foundlings
A history of the Foundling Hospital in London, England Shortlisted for the Norma Fleck Award! (Best Non-fiction of the Year) Picture Books
EATS
Who eats what? ABC X 3
Alphabet in English, French & Spanish Over Under
Look at Opposites "with pizzazz" One Some Many
also available in Danish and Japanese! Mayfly
Summer is the season that lingers and hurries by at the same time. A Day With Nellie
Wake up, Nellie! The fun is about to begin! Hannah and the Seven Dresses
Neat as a pin Hannah's Collections
Governor General Award Finalist Short stories
in Anthologies
Secrets
Stories selected by Marthe Jocelyn The Palazzo Funeral Parlor
a story in On Her Way Stories & Poems About Growing Up Girl Teen Novel
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Would You
A teen novel to break your heart Ready for Fall!
What do you wear to jump in the leaves? Ready for Summer!
What do you wear to run through the sprinkler? Ready for Winter!
What do you wear when it's cold? Ready for Spring!
Let's get dressed! First Times
featuring top North American writers, plus a story of my own called The New World... |
The Broadway Tunnel The first subway ever built in New York City was dug in SECRET! ... It was only seconds later that I spotted my father in a shadowed doorway a few paces away. He spoke intently with a man in a wide-brimmed hat. It was so wide, I couldn't see his eyes, only a chin covered in a busy beard. He was giving my father and envelope and nodding. I was so eager about the job possibility that I didn't pause to think I might be interrupting. "Hey, Dad!" I called, raising my had to clap him on the shoulder. My father spun around at the sound of my voice and took a step back, knocking into the door frame behind him. Slightly off balance, he shoved the envelope into his uniform pocket without acknowledging the other gentleman when he moved swiftly away. Dad stared at me, looking shocked, like I was getting ready to thump him. It was then that he blushed, a deep ruddy flame that burned his whole face. |
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