Kids Can Press: 252 books

There’s trouble at school today!“Smiling Miss Seabrooke should be here to meet me. But my teacher is missing and NOT here to greet me.” How will Kitty get through the day without her teacher? What will she do when her Thermos gets stuck or her jacket won’t zip? Miss Seabrooke is the only one...

A story of love, courage … and stinky boots!Monty the Malodorous is a daring pirate. He is brave. He is bold. He is feared by all who sail the six or seven seas. But Monty has a secret: he can’t swim. He never goes into the ocean and never takes a bath — not even for Meg, the mermaid with whom...

A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing. But after much hard work, the end result is not what the girl had in mind. Frustrated, she quits. Her assistant suggests a long walk, and as they walk, it slowly becomes clear what the girl needs to do to succeed. A charming story that will give kids the most magnificent thing: perspective!

In this next nutty installment in the Scaredy Squirrel series, Scaredy needs a vacation from his tree-bound routine — can his homemade beach take the place of the real thing?

Kids will relate to Elizabeth’s fervent wish to be called by her proper name.

Part bird book, part guessing game — what a perfect pair!In this interactive book, kids get to test their bird knowledge, one body part at a time. “What bird has eyes like this?” asks a spread showing a close-up illustration of the body part without revealing the rest of the bird’s body. “A...

A kindergartener invites her mom to class and discovers there are some things kids are better at than parents. This book makes a perfect gift for readers who are about to start or have recently started school.

A fastidious fellow, Lester likes everything just so. So when Cousin Clara moves in and knits him truly dreadful sweaters as fast as he can surreptitiously dispose of them, Lester must think of a way to get rid of them for good — or be doomed to look like a clown forever.

The two friends from Me and You and Without You have decided to put on a play. While Piggy and Bunny encourage each other’s inner stars, they discover that the same feeling can be expressed in very different ways. This gently funny story sets the stage for preschoolers learning how to play together after years of being stars of their own show.

This book in the Looking Closely series will take children on a journey of discovery through the forest while inspiring them to ask questions and use their imaginations.

Lemony Snicket meets Charlottes Web in this spellbinding story about a quiet, brown-haired orphan named Margaret trapped in a dreadful orphanage run by the sinister, beautiful Miss Switch. After an unsuccessful attempt to alert authorities to Miss Switchs tyranny, Margaret is forced to endure a life...

For Kai, nothing will ever be normal again.Sixteen-year-old Kai’s life is shattered forever by a letter from her sister, Jen, which begins, “If you are reading this, I am already gone.” Jen has committed suicide. Heartbroken and furious, Kai gets caught in a downward spiral, self-medicating and...

Another useful addition to the Dragon Safety Series is this winning combination of rhyme, adventure and information that provides the perfect starting point for discussions about bullying.

Join Martin Bridge as he reaches for the sky with two new stories and some activities to help kids explore the universe.