After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome.

A forgotten school bus finds joy and purpose in the most unexpected places.

No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest Pug will stay up all night to get his presents!

A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.

Five little penguins flee from a seal, flying through the water, and find themselves in an innocent game of tag.

This is a story about Harry, the shelter dog, who is entered in a dog show by his owner, Billy, who loves him dearly. There are many other dogs who are entered who are much fancier than Harry. It is a story about fairness and perseverance in following your dreams.

Two turtles find a hat that looks good on both of them, but, with fairness in mind, they decide to leave it be, until night falls and one of the turtles changes its mind.

"Children from different kinds of families demonstrate the original meanings of the colors in the rainbow flag, and then come together at a Pride parade." -- (Source of summary not specified)

This enriched reference guide offers a unique overview of more than 200 picture books published by Canadian publishing houses between 2017-2019. The authors cover key themes in contemporary Canadian titles that match broad curriculum trends in education. Response activities are included in the text, for example frameworks for critical literacy discussions, along with annotated bibliographies that specifically recognize titles by Indigenous authors...

"Everyone knows that dragons are fierce, capable of taking on the world! But this dragon can’t stop sneezing long enough to get a roar out. Even with friendly Phoenix insisting that Dragon get some rest, this powerful creature refuses to stop for any orange ginger tea or a drop of bone broth soup. It’s only when Dragon realizes Phoenix has caught the same cold that they are both able to take the break they so badly need." --publisher's website....