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Marie-Louise Gay
Lily wants a tree for her birthday. Although she and her father live in a tiny dark apartment, she promises to give it water and sun and air. But after…
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Winter was never so magical as in this marvelous book about Stella and Sam discovering a familiar landscape transformed by a heavy snowfall. Sam makes his very first snowstorm, and…
Another adventure begins in this book in the Stella and Sam series as they explore the wonders of the natural world at night.
Via a fictional encounter with curious children, answers many of the questions the author receives from children on writing, including where she gets her ideas, how she learned to draw…
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When Pistachio’s dog earns a starring role in a play, she can’t talk about anything else for months. But the fame and fun cause trouble when Pistachio’s best friend Madeline…
White Raven Selection, International Youth Library, Munich
This is a poetic tale about love and friendship between two extraordinary characters, Mademoiselle Moon and Mister Sun. Best friends since the dawn…
Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions. Does…
It has always been one of my favorite fairy tales. It is a joyful, heart-thrilling story in which children can easily recognize their emotions. They see their own doubt, insecurity…
Originally written to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Stella and Sam, When Stella Was Very, Very Small is the most endearing book in the series yet.
Fern and Horn are twins who look like two peas in a pod or two stars in the sky. But Fern and Horn have different ways of seeing the world…
Young Mustafa feels invisible in his adopted home until a girl-with-a-cat extends a welcoming hand in this gentle, thoughtful story about coming to feel at home in a new country…
Sydney and his friends gather outside to play, transforming one by one to climb, leap, lumber and soar into a shared jungle of their imagination.
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Sam can’t sleep because he misses his beloved and faithful dog, Fred, but Sam’s big sister Stella is there to reassure Sam as they search everywhere for Fred.
This funny story tells of how a little girl amuses herself while waiting for her parents to get up.
Caramba’s troublesome little brother Henry learns to fly and breaks free from the string Caramba has tied around his waist, and it is dark when Caramba and his friend Portia…
Sam decides to teach Fred, the dog, some new skills, including swimming, cooking, rolling over and painting. Of course, Fred finds a way to subvert each experience in order to…
When Sam has trouble getting dressed in the morning, his very exasperated big sister, Stella, helps him get into his clothes.
Caramba is disappointed that he can’t fly like other cats, but when his cousins decide to show him how, he discovers that he does have a unique talent that other…
First work originally published: Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003. Second work originally published: Toronto, Ont.: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2006. Third work originally published: Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003.
This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day. What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you…
Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay’s new picture book provides them with some delightfully inspiring answers in a fictional…
Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been to the sea before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions. Stella…
From world-renowned author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, a story about three brothers who set off in search of wild animals in a changing climate.
When her family must move once more, Ophelia uses her imagination to make magic out of a scary situation.
Giant rabbits with sharp teeth circle the old motel where they…
With gentle humor, freshness, a sense of whimsy and exquisite watercolors, Gay gives readers stories about two young siblings discovering their world. Here at last are all five books bound…
Stella’s little brother, Sam, wonders whether fairies are invisible. Stella assures him that she has seen hundreds of them and says that if she and Sam venture across the meadow…
In this lovely addition to Gay’s renowned Stella series, Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. With her characteristically light touch, Gay imparts the pleasures and importance…
Frieda Wishinsky
Jake’s annoyed that his little sister Louise won’t leave him alone. He wishes Louise were a dog. Suddenly Louise is gone and a little dog appears to be in her…
Sophie Gay
Marie-Louise d'Orleans / par Mme Sophie Gay Date de l'edition originale: 1876
Le present ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litterature Francaise mise en…
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James Howe
Houndsley loves to canoe. Catina loves to ride bikes. But when Houndsley takes Catina out canoeing, she chatters the whole time, drowning out the sounds Houndsley loves, like the call…
Does Catina like Houndsley’s larger-than-life cousin Wagster more than she likes him? Howe and Gay have created a tender and funny story about some of the ways that friendships can…
When Houndsley’s adventurous cousin Wagster comes to visit, Wagster becomes close with Catina, and soon Houndsley worries he is being left out.
The subtle dance of friendship is played out in three sweetly humorous tales about an unlikely, likable pair. Howe’s funny and endearing world of ginger tea, no-bean chili, and firefly…
Marie-Louise Gay,David Homel
A husband-and-wife team combine their own family memories to produce a very different kind of travelogue. The story of an eccentric family is told from the point of view of…
David Homel
Charlie and his family are taking another trip – this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France. Typically suspicious and resentful at first (they’re going…
Great friends think alike, as Howe, creator of Bunnicula, and award-winning illustrator Gay ( Rainy Day Magic ) bring a beguiling duo back for their second adventure. Full color.
Forced to abandon exciting plans with her friends and take baby Penny to the park, Pistachio is sure her first day of summer holidays will be boring. But keeping Penny…
The creators of the E.B. White Read Aloud Winner Houndsley and Catina deliver a charming new tale about paddling past feats with the help of true friends. Full color.
Charlie can’t wait for school to be over. But he’s wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee…
First published in 2008 in Canada and USA.
Charlie and his family are about to embark on another trip, to another out-of-the-way place off the beaten path. This time they are heading to an island in Croatia–an incredibly…
Even for an experienced traveler like Charlie, Cuba is a place unlike any he has visited before - an island full of surprises, secrets and puzzling contradictions.
When Charlie’s artist…
Howe’s funny and endearing world of ginger tea, no-bean chili, and firefly watching is brought to life in cozy watercolors by Gay in this tender chapter book about what it…
The creators of the E.B. White Read Aloud winner Houndsley and Catina offer a charming sequel about taking time out from the hustle and bustle and appreciating quiet time. Full…
When she receives a mysterious crown for her birthday, Pistachio realizes that she is really an abducted princess. But this only makes her parents sigh, her friends laugh, and her…
Houndsley is sad because he doesn’t know when his birthday is. All of a sudden Catina is sad, too, but it won’t be long before the very best of friends…
Readers can follow adorable friends Houndsley and Catina all year long in this four-in-one collection containing Houndsley and Catina, Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk, Houndsley and Catina and the…
