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Fitzhenry & Whiteside Agency Spring 2017 Kids Cover art from Pikiq, written and illustrated by Yayo, Tradewind Books Shu-Li and the Magic Pear Tree Paul Yee Illustrated by Shaoli Wang In this prequel to the popular Shu-Li and Tamara and Shu-Li and Di- ego, Paul Yee recounts adventures of Shu-Li just as she moves into her new home on Commercial Drive, Vancouver. She has trouble ad- justing to her new neighbourhood, but finds surprising help from a “magic” pear tree in the back garden. Governor General Award winning author PAUL YEE was born in Saskatchewan and raised in Chinatown in Vancouver. He moved to Toronto in 1988 where he still lives. He is one of Canada’s most cel- ebrated writers for young people as well as for adults. T Born and raised in Qing Dao, China, SHAOLI WANG has won great acclaim for her paintings and has exhibited widely. She now lives in British Columbia where she teaches art to children. She has illus- r trated several books written by Paul Yee for Tradewind, including the Pub Date: April 2017 bestselling Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts. Price: $10.95 EAN: 9781926890159 Trim: 6 x 8.75 a Format: Paperback Pages: 72 d On My Bike e Kari-Lynn Winters Illustrated by Christina Leist w A perfect book for 3 year olds. This follow-up to the successfull On My Walk features a young child i learning to ride a bike. An enchanting collaboration between Chris- tina Leist and Kari-Lynn Winters, this book will delight children and n parents alike. KARI-LYNN WINTERS teaches education at Brock University. She has written many books for young children. d CHRISTINA LEIST lives in Vancouver, BC, where she works as a graphic designer. She has illustrated many books for young people. Pub Date: April 2017 Price: $16.95 EAN: 9781926890135 Trim: 8.5 x 7 Format: Hardcover, Picture Book Pages: 24 Ages: 3-5 On My Walk On My Skis 9781896580616 9781926890036 Price: $16.95 Price: $16.95 3 Boonoonoonous Hair Olive Senior Illustrated by Laura James In this vibrant and exquisitely illustrated picture book written by Commonwealth Prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian Olive Senior and with pictures by the acclaimed artist Laura James (the team that cre- ated Anna Carries Water), a young girl learns to love her difficult to manage voluminous and Boonoonoonous Hair. OLIVE SENIOR was born and brought up in Jamaica and educated in Jamaica and Canada. She is the winner of many awards, including the Commonwealth Prize and the Institute of Jamaica’s Gold Medal T for her poetry. LAURA JAMES is an award-winning artist and illustrator. She is best r known for her illustrations for The Book of the Gospels Lectionary. Pub Date: April 2017 Price: $19.95 EAN: 978-1-926890-07-4 a Trim: 10.25 x 9.5 Format: Hardcover, Picture Book Pages: 32 d Ages: 4-8 e w i n d Anna Carries Water 9781896580609 Price: $18.95 4 Pikiq Yayo In the far, far north, Pikiq finds paint, paintbrushes, and a book with pictures of tropical animals and far away places, abandoned in the deep snow. Inspired, he draws fantastic creatures everywhere, and colour bursts onto the white landscapes. YAYO is the author and illustrator of many children’s books, includ- ing Night Sky Wheel Ride and If I had a Million Onions for Tradewind Books. His illustrations have won many awards, including Mr. Chris- tie Book Prize. He lives in Quebec. T r Pub Date: April 2017 Price: $19.95 a EAN: 978-1-926890-05-0 Trim: 9 x 11.25 Format: Hardcover d Pages: 32 Ages: 3-6 e w i n d 5 A Day With Yayeh Nicola Campbell T Illustrated by Julie Flett r This fun book for children of all ages follows an extended family on a an outing to pick mushrooms in the forest of British Columbia. NICOLA CAMPBELL, First Nations author, currently lives in British Co- lumbia with her son. Her books have won many awards, including d the Canadian Childrens Award, the Marilyn Baillie, and the Anskohk e Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year awards. Of Cree-Metis heritage, JULIE FLETT’s books have also won many w awards, including the BC Book Prize, and the Aboriginal Literature i Award. She lives in Vancouver, BC. Pub Date: May 2017 n Price: $19.95 EAN: 9781926890098 d Trim: 9 x 10 Format: Hardcover, Picture Book Ages: 4-7 Saving Thunder the Great Leanne Shirtliffe B Illustrated by Georgia Graham “If you have to evacuate while I’m at work, just take Thunder o the Great.” Those were Mamma’s instructions the day before flames roared into Fort McMurray. On May 3, 2016, Mamma and Thunder the u Great—a gerbil belonging to her son Jackson—were forced to flee their home. In a frightening rescue attempt, Mamma faces wildfire, traffic gridlock, an empty gas tank, and other challeng- es… all to get Thunder and herself to safety for the sake of her l son. Saving Thunder the Great is the true story of a gerbil’s rescue, a Pub Date: March 2017 mother’s love for her child, and the community who helps her. Price: $21.95 d EAN: 9781927099858 Trim: 8.5 x 11 Format: Hardcover e Ages:4-8 r 6 Bent Not Broken: Madeline & Justin Lorna Schultz Nicholson Meet Madeline and Justin. Before Madeline’s bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury, she and her twin sister were insepa- rable. So were her parents. But now, Madeline’s parents are divorced C and Becky has become rebellious, angry, and sneaky. Even worse, she doesn’t seem to want Madeline around anymore. At least Mad- eline knows she can always rely on the miniature therapy horses she l visits every week. Justin is a senior and the president of his school’s Best Buddies club. o Before his sister with autism died, he used to take her to the barn to visit her beloved therapy horses. Now, with Madeline, he goes there to escape the gloom of his mother’s grief at home and the pressures c of his final year in high school. k Together, Justin and Madeline help each other to reconnect with the important people in their lives — and with the lives that they thought they’d lost. w Pub Date: March 2017 Each One-2-One novel tells the story of a different pair of teens par- i Price: $12.95 ticipating in the Best Buddies program at Sir Winston Churchill Sec- EAN: 9781988347035 ondary School. Trim: 5.5 x 7.5 s Format: Paperback LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON is the author of many novels for chil- Pages: 224 dren and teens, including Fragile Bones: Harrison & Anna and Born With: Erika & Gianni, both nominated for the Red Maple Award. A Ages: 7-12 e former radio host and health and lifestyle reporter, she is now a full- time author and presenter. P One-2-One Series r e s s Born With Fragile Bones 9780993935176 9780993935107 Price: $12.95 Price: $12.95 7 By the Time You Read This Jennifer Lanthier Illustrated by Patricia Storms C Oscar is penning the ultimate break-up letter to his former Partner in Adventure and now Sworn Mortal Enemy. No more Time Travel Tower of Ultimate Power. Or Precarious Portal for Intrepid Explorers. Is their friendship doomed to destruction along with the world of l imagination that the two have built together? Set in an inner-city apartment complex and filled with humour,By the Time You Read This is a story that acknowledges the emotional o rollercoaster that defines some childhood friendships and the im- portance of empathy and forgiveness in keeping those friendships c strong. JENNIFER LANTHIER is the award-winning author of several novels and picture books for young people including Hurry Up, Henry and k The Stamp Collector. Pub Date: April 2017 Price: $19.95 PATRICIA STORMS has been illustrating picture books and magazines EAN: 9781988347059 for over 20 years. Her work includes The Pirate and the Penguin and w Trim: 12 X 10 Snowy Science, and her illustrations have been featured for many Format: Hardcover years in Chirp Magazine. Pages: 32 i Ages: 4-8 s e P Don’t forget this great title also from Jennifer Lanthier r e s s Stamp Collector 9781554553907 8 Price: $9.95 Winner of the 2016 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award C l o c k Missing Nimâmâ 9780993935145 w Price: $19.95 Also by Clockwise Press i s e P r e Stay Silent Keepers of the Vault Stay Strong 9780993935190 Fire and Glass 9780993935121 Price: $12.95 9780993935152 Price: $12.95 Price: $10.95 s s 9 Sky Watchers G The Dining And Social Club For Time r e Travellers Series Elyse Kishimoto e A mysterious island has appeared off the coast of Morocco, baffling n scientists. Strange sightings, both wondrous and terrifying are crop- ping up worldwide. Meanwhile, the time travellers are getting along worse than ever, the very fabric of the cosmos is unravelling and the J most feared armies of all time have returned to wreak havoc upon e the world. To top it all off, Louisa’s first week at school has been a total disaster! To solve this time travel conundrum and save the uni- l verse from imploding, Louisa and her friends will travel ten thousand l years into the past, where they must find the lost city of Atlantis— and ensure its destruction. y Pub Date: March 2017 Price: $12.95 EAN: 9780994089748 B Trim: 5 x 8 Format: Paperback e Pages: 206 a Ages: 10 and up n Book 1: Divine Intervention 9780994089717 Price: $12.95 W Zhòh o The Clan of the Wolf l Bob Hayes v 14,000 years ago, after a series of tragedies that decimate their e people, three children find themselves alone on the Arctic tundra s with no hope of survival.