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"Down by the meadow that blows wild and free, There's a world full of wonders I want you to see ... Come spend five minutes on a nature adventure! Written by science writer and poet Gabby Dawnay, this collection of read-aloud stories invites the youngest nature lovers to celebrat...

"Dive into the world of oceans with this lavish read-aloud nonfiction collection. Each read-aloud, 5-minute story celebrates life in our oceans, from the deepest sea to the brightest coral reef. Each story ends with an information page that explains more about the topic. Kids wil...

"Each 5-minute story celebrates our solar system, from the mighty sun to planets, comets, and asteroids ... At the end of each story, kids are invited to explore an informative "All About" page to discover additional facts on the topic. They'll find out how the moon glows, why Ea...

Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks. Even when she starts dating guys online, she's too afraid to send pictures. So she starts to lose. She counts calories consumed, miles logged, pounds lost, raw almonds e...

When Mona the mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes the staff will let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far a...

The peaceful winter that Mona the mouse expected at the Heartwood Hotel is disturbed by a difficult guest, food shortages caused by a huge blizzard, and secrets.

"As a treasure hunt sets the Fernwood Forest abuzz, Mona the Mouse plans a birthday party at the Heartwood Hotel to bring everyone together"-- Provided by publisher.

Photographer Pascal Cotte photographed the Mona Lisa at a resolution of 240 pixels in 2007. The technique, as well as analysis from the world's leading experts, allows viewers to see for the first time that Leonardo da Vinci may actually have painted his model with eyebrows and l...

Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

"Directed with a keen sense of ambiguity by William Wyler, this film based on a hit stage adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square pivots on a question of motive. When shy, emotionally fragile Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a heartbreaking, Oscar-winning turn), th...

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a loved one who promises to build a home library to hold treasures that grow and change along with their special child.

U.K. art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts a fascinating series that answers some of the most enduring questions in art history. Includes eight great paintings, such as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson. Features a guide for ...

Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles ...

Mona Gray is a quirky young woman who hides in a private world of numbers after her beloved mathematician father falls ill. But when Mona is offered a job as an elementary school math teacher, she will introduce the students to her own eccentric gift for numerical obsession. Can ...

Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks -- even though her best friend Mel says she's the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but she's afraid to send pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her...

Winner of the Amazon.ca First Novel Award Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlisted for the 2017 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Longlisted for the 2018 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. ...