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Good Morning, Sam
In this vibrant and humorous book in the Stella and Sam series, Sam gets the last laugh on his big sister.
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Summer in the City
In the third Travels with My Family book, Charlie and his family have a staycation at home and discover plenty of adventure in their own neighborhood.
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Her most recent picture book, \u003cem\u003eWalking Trees\u003c\/em\u003e (Groundwood; 2024), was awarded the Green Earth Book Award, was shortlisted for the Janet Savage Blachford Prize, and was named a Toronto Public Library First and Best Book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Stella and Sam in this new board book as they journey through the alphabet and into the hearts of a new generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, fixed","PublicationDate":"2026-05-05","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Stella and Sam","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Stella and Sam in this new board book as they journey through the alphabet and into the hearts of a new generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"7","WidthCode":"in"}
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Stella and Sam ABC
Join Stella and Sam in this new board book as they journey through the alphabet and into the hearts of a new generation.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Travels with My Family
Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel combine their writing and illustrating talents with their own family memories to produce a very unique travelogue.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Read Me a Story, Stella
Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading, sharing her new pastime with contagious enthusiasm.
