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Sleeping Bear Board Books

Rhyming riddles, coupled with colourful artwork will engage even the smallest of readers! Learn about Canada, some of our favourite sports and other fun topics in these fun filled board books!

Sleeping Bear Board Books: Loves You!

Discover the super sweet world of the Loves You books from author Helen Foster James and illustrator Petra Brown. Each book celebrates the tender relationship between a young child and a loving adult--from Grandma to Auntie and beyond. Charming bunnies and adorable woodland animals fill the pages and gentle rhyming text fosters storytime snuggles read after read. Each title includes space for personalization, making these perfect choices for gifting.

Sleeping Bear Board Books: Say Hello! Baby Animals

Slithering Snakes (Blastoff! Readers: Level 2)

Snakes live in almost every country on the planet! From venomous vipers to coiling constrictors, the snakes in this series are sure to entice young readers. Carefully levelled text and vibrant photos introduce the snakesÎ body parts, habitats, hunting behaviors, babies, and more. Features map their range, highlight favourite foods, and show how to identify each snake. Readers curious about slithering snakes will enjoy these engaging titles!

Sloth & Moth: A Better-Together Friendship

Sloth and Moth live together in a tree. They are close--very close. Moth lives on Sloth's back. They do everything together. They take naps, eat treats, and play games. They are together all the time. But as Sloth grows older, he feels he'd like a little alone time. So when the opportunity presents itself, Sloth heads out for a solitary life. Now there are extra-long naps, alone. And more staring out into the distance, alone. Then Sloth starts to wonder, and maybe even worry a bit, about what Moth might be up to. Is she thinking of Sloth just as Sloth is thinking of her? Could they be better together? Based on the real-life symbiotic relationship between sloths and moths, this lovely tale shows that friendships can sometimes be complicated.

Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality

Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn't set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that's exactly what they did. They integrated their school just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public school desegregation efforts and relied on US Marshals to keep them safe. Their teacher protected them every step of the way, and the girls formed a close bond, becoming friends for life.

Smart Adventures for Clever Kids  

Four friends and their sidekicks create a SMART (Sidekicks, Maya, Arthur, Rita, Tobias) adventuring team. Working together, each of the kids uses their unique skillsCfrom creative thinking to wilderness survivalCto solve the mystery presented in each story. Readers can solve the puzzles along with the characters while learning map skills that support geography standards. Humorous dialogue will engage readers. Includes an answer key.

Smithsonian® Readers

This Add-on Pack includes one copy of each of the 15 titles in Smithsonian STEAM Readers Kit. These high-interest readers will build students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, the books use real-world examples to give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.

Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter

There is more than one way for animals to prepare for winter. Some, such as mice, foxes, and moose, simply tolerate the cold. Of course black bears hibernate, but chipmunks, wood frogs, and garter snakes do too. And then there are the creatures that migrate, including hummingbirds, blue whales, and even earthworms! This rhyming nonfiction picture book by Laura Purdie Salas tells you all about how animals survive chilly weather.

Snail Trail

Marjorie is a happy snail. She loves her family and friends, but sometimes she just needs a bit of alone time. At these moments, Marjorie wanders off to try to find a quiet space, but her friends and family just follow her trail of slime and find her. ""How can I find some space for myself?"" wonders Marjorie, and as she wonders, she wanders, here and there, back and forth, this way and that until she is entirely and marvelously lost. But the joys of solitude are short lived, and Marjorie swiftly realizes that she can3t find her way back. Luckily, she stumbles on a good friend who helps her on her way and offers her some sage advice. A natural follow on from the critically acclaimed The Pocket Chaotic, this simple, layered story is exquisitely brought to life by Christos Kourtoglou, an emerging Greek illustrator with a distinctive watercolour style. It addresses the disjunction that kids and adults feel (particularly in a post-lockdown era) between our introvert and extrovert selves.