Caroline Adderson: 20 books

Jasper is thrilled when he finds his dad’s favorite childhood toy, Marcel Mouse, at his grandmother’s place. He’s so afraid to lose the family treasure that he keeps Marcel on a string around his neck. But sometimes Jasper has to take off the little plastic mouse, and that leads to all sorts of...

Jasper John Dooley’s beloved Nan is leaving on a cruise for a whole week! He feels so pththth. All he can think about is Nan missing out on their Wednesday card game, and whether it’s raining where she is, too, and if she will ever come back. But each day something happens, from a stapling mishap...

Intense, intelligent writing to engage any fan of short fiction Invited to Growing Room 2018, fan base among feminist readers Long-time feted Canadian writer, ripe for "discovery" among a US audience.

When a series of unlikely accidents destroys his library book, Jasper John Dooley knows he’s going to have to pay for the ruined book or they’ll never let him back in the library again. Desperate to get back there and have a much-coveted turn reading to Molly the dog, he devises a clever way to earn...

Pudding Tat is born on the Willoughby Farm in 1901 — just another one of Mother Tat’s kittens. But it turns out that Pudding is anything but ordinary. He is pure white with pink eyes that, though beautiful, do not see well, and hearing that is unusually acute. He finds himself drawn to the sweet...

Every Sunday, Leo and his family gather at Nonna's house for lunch. Everyone is hungry for Nonna's delicious homemade pasta ...except Leo, who'd rather play. But when Nonna passes around the bowls of soup with stellini small, star-shaped noodles she also serves the start of a story. Leo eats his lunch...