Monster Friends, Where Are You?
A soul living in a tree learns about mythical creatures in books and goes to search for them.
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A Short History of British Columbia
This book explains BC’s early economic, territory and political developments and includes the struggle over borders, railways, tariffs, and schools. It goes on with the boom that preceded the First World War, the depression that followed, and such issues as scandals, prohibition, women’s suffrage, and the rise to power of the Social Credit.
Pineshish, The Blue Jay
A blue jay called Pineshish is wounded and needs help. Trees should provide shelter, but not every tree wants to, only the pine tree does. Mother nature then punishes the selfish trees. They will lose their leaves in the fall from now on.
The Best Christmas Ever
Twins Toby and Ella are sick of Christmas: their Mom is so busy baking, decorating and shopping that there's no time for fun! What about building a snowman? What about reading Christmas stories around the fire? But when Mom's careful holiday plans start to unravel, the twins see a wonderful new side to Mom...and to Christmas!
Fly Fly
With a dream-like quality, this book allows children to explore wild animals and birds common to the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies.
Scrappy Jack
Scrappy Jack is based on real-life experiences my father told me about over the years, while I was growing up. He lived to be hundred years old and he witness all the major events of the Twentieth century.
Surviving Vancouver
This book asks and answers two questions. What’s survived in Vancouver? And how do you survive in Vancouver? Michael Kluckner explores the contested space of Metro Vancouver, using his classic watercolour images from the past 25 years.
A Boy Named Tommy Douglas
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Tommy Douglas wasn’t from a wealthy family, or big for his age as a boy. But he was inspired by a tragic childhood accident, and never forgot the other unfortunate children whose parents couldn’t afford to pay surgeons. He became a fiery politician, who is known today as the Father of Medicare, and acknowledged as our greatest Canadian.
Scamper and the Airplane Thief
When a student at the flight school runs away with Scamper, a Luscombe 8f, the little seaplane saves the day.
The Rooming House
The Rooming House follows several young men and women sharing an old home in Vancouver’s Kitsilano district, tracking their loves, losses, and wanderings through the diary entries of two of them. It is both a coming-of-age novel about disaffected and aimless young people and an exploration of the events of those years.
Saturday at the Garage
A young girl spends the day at her father’s garage. There are chores to be done, help to provide and customers to look after. In this gentle story, Nancy Hundal recollects from her own experience a day spent with her father, cars and friendly customers. The relationship between the daughter and her father is patient and sweet.
