Every kid wishes for magic, but not Miriam Mermelstein, for her magic sucks. She firmly believes her parents’ fairy stories are just that, and she’s too old to be told stories. She wished for something real, what she thought was missing, but what she got was far more than she expected. Magic Sucks is a humorous …

Behind the Lie tells a tale of a family living with domestic violence, find out how they manage to work out a way to share their problem without making things worse. This book shares knowledge to support domestic violence victims with practical advice told in a very easy to understand way, and also helps all …

In, Me Tawk Funny, another well-told tale from Neil McFarlane, our main character finds a good reason to study in this tale of heroes and villains. Would you think you were crazy if your dog suddenly started talking? Buster initially talks a bit funny, but slowly better and better. Then he starts going to school. …

In this book you will meet Turtle, a power animal. It is a collection of short stories, each focusing on a recognizable situation from everyday life. The subtitles give a hint. It is about: experiencing that you have too much to do, that everything is against you, that your dreams about your life are not …

Daksha lives in a remote hamlet in the Himalayas. After losing her family to flashfloods, she grows up in the village community and gains knowledge of herbal medicine by helping the Vaidya. A chance encounter opens up a new life that includes schooling. But Daksha longs for her mountain home….This is an inspirational story set …

A short humourous story for older children about buying a bicycle. Waiting in The Shovel and Custard for the next bus makes Joe think there must be a better way to spend our time. But if you ever thought buying a bicycle was a simple matter, you should have come with us. Download the full …

The Magic Bookmark – A student dislikes school and reading so much he gets a rush just by hearing those two words. But one day he has to produce something handmade for a school assignment. He asks his mother for her help and she advises him to make a bookmark.The student has so much fun …

Billy and Ant Fall Out is the second book in the Billy Growing Up series, a series for elementary children which deal with important lessons in behaviour.  False pride makes a child feel so important that they would rather do something wrong than admit they have made a mistake. Could pride be playing a part in your …

Ishan Khire is back with a wonderful treatise on life in middle school. In this book Ishan will have to face the biggest challenge of his life: middle school. Suddenly, from arts and crafts week and eating mac and cheese with juice boxes at lunch, he’s thrust into an environment with 6 foot giants they …

Another beautiful volume of Haiku set to beautiful art from Gabriel Rosenstock. Very suitable for older children or school studies. Each poem in this thought provoking poetry anthology contains a stunning public domain artwork or image.  Gabriel Rosenstock See more from Gabriel Rosenstock on FKB   For more about Haiku, see here: https://vcbf.ca/event/about-haiku/. It is …