Ten Reasons to Love a… Lion! by Catherine Barr Catherine Barr’s Ten Reasons to Love a… Lion! is a beautiful book to teach kids all about lions as an endangered species. It gives 10 special facts about lions, from the fact that they live in prides to the fact they spend a great deal of […]
Forest Bathing Retreat by Hannah Fries Full of achingly gorgeous photos, Forest Bathing Retreat by Hannah Fries is a beautiful introduction to the concept of shinrin-ryoku, or forest bathing. Scattered throughout are quotes and poems by nature-oriented people, and each section contains meditative suggestions to help you with your own exploration of the rejuvenating effects […]
Flower Talk by Sarah Levine Flower Talk by Sarah Levine is a cute read that teaches kids about the wonder of flower communication. The narrator is an adorably grumpy cactus who takes the reader through the pollination process. Next up is flower colours, and who they are communicating with. There are lots of neat facts […]
Native American ABC by Lisa & Colten Lechowicz Told through charming couplets, the Lechowicz’s Native American ABC teaches young readers their alphabet, while simultaneously introducing Native American cultural associations. The artwork is simply gorgeous. Even though all of my cubs are far older than the target age-range, we all enjoyed reading this book. In fact, […]
A Voice for the Spirit Bears is a gorgeous children’s book about courage and persistence, looking at the life of David Simon Jackson. As a young boy, Simon stuttered. He preferred to keep to himself, and not talk around others. Classmates would bully him over it. So Simon ended up reading a lot, and his […]
Physical Sciences: Light by Mary Lindeen Light is part of the Physical Sciences series for young readers by Mary Lindeen. Children learn about light, and the ways it is formed, as well as different types of light. Light can be used for many things too. As a way of helping us see, and helping animals […]
Bob Langrish’s World of Horses by Bob Langrish Bob Langrish’s World of Horses is a stunning collection of equine photos from around the world. There’s plenty of information about these magnificent animals accompanying the photos, discussing how traits and behaviours are shaped by environment. The book itself is organised by terrain rather than by breed, […]
This is a Whoopsie! by Andrew Cangelose, illustrated by Josh Shipley This is a Whoopsie! by Andrew Cangelose/illustrated by Josh Shipley follows Whoopsie and Bird, who are going to tell us all about moose. But Whoopsie is a clumsy moose and keeps falling down. It’s the one thing Whoopsie is really good at. She suggests […]
The Blissful Land: Vol 1 by Ichimon Izumi is a lovely tale about a young Tibetan doctor. Khang Zhipa is following in his father’s footsteps, learning to be a healer. His is a sensitive soul, and he hates seeing people in pain. One day, Khang Zhipa gets the surprise of his life, when his betrothed […]
1000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich 1000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich is a delightful compendium of important works through history. This volume is arranged alphabetically by author. There are some exceptions to this, such as religious texts, and those works for which we don’t know the […]