The Picturesque Life of Canela: The Hooves – Canela, a little goat, is afraid of trying new things, but bit by bit she will continue discovering how brave she really is. A lovely illustrated tale that teaches children to face their fears. By: N Miranda     See more books about animals below    

The Shoes on the Dusty Shelf – Mike works hard as a shoemaker, to take care of his family. He makes a very special pair of shoes, which take a very long time to find a home. When they do, there’s a very special message with them. By: Eirini Dermitzaki and Virginia Chrisoulaki       …

Children’s Stories With a Moral – Two illustrated children’s stories with a moral: The Legend of the Black Sea- a story which shows that strength of character, and belief in the good in everything is above all else; The old fisherman had a good dog, Boley, and an evil black cat, Sershina. “Master, this cat …

King of the Killers – Can a T-Rex outwit two equally huge and hungry dinosaurs? What part does a Tuatara play in the battle? An exciting book with a lesson to learn, and have some fun afterwards looking up the dinosaur species in the book. The book is also available in a colouring book in …

A wildflower colouring book, including hand drawn colouring images, and real colour photos of the flowers, a colour guide for colouring in, and factual information about the flowers. A great book for gathering information for early grades biology projects. By: Danielle Bruckert   Text and Images from Creating Wild flowers – Colouring Book Wild Ginger (Asarum …

Domino Goes to the Beach – Domino, a Boston Terrier, takes a trip with her family to visit a relative on the coast. A photo book about Dominos adventures on holiday and some great advice about taking a pet on holiday. By: Wendy R Davis     Text and Images from Domino Goes to the Beach Domino …

Bed Making Blues Children often don’t want to do stuff they think is too hard, like making their bed, Mum helps remind someone that chores are necessary, and the quicker we get better at them the easier they are. Another great story with values from I-Character. By: Agnes and Salem De Bezenac   Text and Images …

This fun elementary fiction book provides a great leisure or learning opportunity for elementary children. Emma encapsulates the essence of pure reading for joy in this book, while still providing a great resource for fiction exercises for elementary children learning to critique or studying creative writing styles and techniques. A collection of four fun stories …

Billy Bogglesworth and the Road to Muffinville and Other Stories – A collection of wacky tales written in fun rhyming prose, with great colourful illustrations and tongue twisting names. By: David Whitney     Sample from Billy Bogglesworth and the Road to Muffinville One fine morning, at a quarter to two, The sun came up on …

Supercow is back, this time there is no crime to fight or lives to save, but Supercow does something equally important, defends a small boy from being bullied, and in doing so helps the bullies see the error of their ways. Bullying is wrong no matter how big or small it is, and it’s important …