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The Dot Com Leprechaun
Genre(s): Children
When Lucy discovers a leprechaun has been ensorcelled into the Internet by a disgruntled witch, it is up to her to help him return to his home in the old rootcellar. This is a modern fairy tale, set ...read more

Softcover: $11.95


Wind Over Dark Tickle
Genre(s): Children
"Where have the fish all gone?" sings the sea to Peter as he dreams. When he awakens, he sets out on a journey to answer this question. Will he find the answer with Mrs. Dooley, who remembers how ...read more

Softcover: $13.95


Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?
Genre(s): Children
The answer to one of life’s mysteries is now revealed – why exactly do dogs sniff bottoms? This delightfully funny account is brought to life through witty verse and hilarious illustrations whi ...read more

Softcover: $10.95


Emily & the Captain
- A High Seas Adventure
Genre(s): Children
Santana, the evil sea imp, casts a spell on Captain McKenzie’s ship, the Georgia K, causing it to disappear. Everyone in Woody Point knows they have to find the ship before the ice floes snap t ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


Borrowed Black
- A Labrador Fantasy
Genre(s): Children
The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Borrowed Black tells the story of an imaginary creature who lives on the coast of Labrador. He borrows everything from his surroundings -- even the wind ...read more

Hardcover: $19.95


Horsy-Hops
Genre(s): Children
Horsy Hops is a delightful story for children in pictures and verses. A little girl meets the Horsy Hops monster and his scary friends - who were invented to frighten children into behaving - a ...read more

Hardcover: $19.95


Francie and the Basket Women
Genre(s): Children
Francie is scared to go to the dentist. She has a toothache and her mother insists on taking her to the dentist in a neighbouring town. Once she is there, however, Francie is terrified and she runs aw ...read more

Softcover: $10.95


Skippers At Cape Spear
Genre(s): Children
The skippers, after arriving at Cape Spear, discover seven elves who are lost in a fog, and they tell the skippers that Saint Nicolas has been abducted by vikings. The Skippers agree to brave the stor ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


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This Ramshackle Tabernacle

This Ramshackle Tabernacle is a collection of short stories set in and around the fictional villages of St. Lola and St. Olga in northeastern O...


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Caroline Stellings
Caroline Stellings is an author and illustrator of children’s books from Waterdown, Ontario. She is a professional artist who loves to paint the many ...



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