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Maddie's not happy with the start of the new school year--she's got a new teacher with an eagle-eye, and her rival Patrick wants to take over her gang. Big, tough Patrick challenges Maddie to a fight. Maddie knows she can't win that way, so she talks to her grandmother, who suggests she challenge Patrick--to an election.

When their try at democracy falls apart, Patrick suggests a contest with a very risky goal. Soon Maddie finds herself in very deep trouble, and her grandmother is the only one who can get her out of it.

Maddie in Trouble is the story of a girl who learns to do the right thing, the hard way. ... Read more

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Everyone laughs when Maddie tells her family what she wants to be: a hockey goaltender! Everyone, that is, except her grandmother. Gran thinks she should follow her dreams, and even teaches Maddie a magic trick to help make them come true. So she trains and trains and finally gets a chance to play for her brother's team, the Leprecauns. At first she's really nervous but soon, in a big game against the Black Spiders, she pulls a rabbit out of the hat to save the day. Maddie in Goal is the story of a determined girl who succeeds against the odds--with a little help from her Gran. ... Read more

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After finding a magician's games on his seventh birthday and turning his sister, friend, and aunt into animals, Willy Nilly must find a way to turn them back before his party starts. ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award

Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Award Winner

One night, Roise and Toby Toby discover a way to steal the moon right out of the sky, accomplished by a rather plump white cat and
a mouse in pajamas.

Moonlight, stars, and flying fish set the stage for their enchanting, mysterious adventures.

Did Roise and Toby Toby really sail through the clouds and stars? Or is it only a dream?

Ask a small child, you may be surprised...

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When Maddie finds out that her little brother Julian is being terrorised by a group of bullies in school, she decides that her gang should confront the problem, head on. Her father has been telling her that she has to look out for her younger brothers. Julian, however, has been staying home from school, sick with fear, but when he finds out that Maddie is going to fight the bullies, he tells all. Now it's up to Maddie to come up with a new solution to make sure that not only will there be no more violence, but also no more fear and silence. ... Read more

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When precocious little Anton gets nothing more than a single orange for Christmas, he decides to sue Santa for a breach of promise. With the aid of heartless lawyer, Wiley Studpustle, Anton sets off a media frenzy while presenting a hyperbolic case that attacks the credibility of the jolly old elf.

But the trial of the Century backfires when a tired and disheartened Santa stops the proceedings to announce that he will retire his post as the gift-giving patron of the season. When the true spirit of Christmas finally dawns Anton, he a sudden change of heart and saves the day with his tiny perfect orange. ... Read more

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Wonderful bed-time reading
We discovered this book, quite by accident. It is a wonderful read-aloud for any age. My 7 year old was so taken with the book that he insisted we search for the sequel as soon as we were done (fortunately, there is one). Not only did we both laugh aloud at the family antics, retold with wonderful humour and illustrations, but we discovered places to visit on future trips. Each chapter tells the story of the family's trip to an out-of-the-way place.

Great Family Read-Aloud
Full of humor and escapades that families can relate to, this book is a great read aloud! It prompts your "remember when..." vacation stories and inspires"where shall we go next?" plans. Easy enough that my third grade son could read chapters to us. ... Read more

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Winner of the Canada Council Award for Children's Book Illustration

Dennis Lee has created a magical word in verse, recounting the story of Lizzy and thevery real and grownup pet Lion she keeps in her bedroom.

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Child Empowerment
Lizzy's Lion is the most charming and delightful solution where little girl protects herself and dispels nighttime fears by inventing a guardian in the form of a closet cupboard lion.
With the very vivid childlike descriptions of how the lion disposes of a 'rotten robber' the reader is taken to the very logical conclusion.
I have read it to our many grandchildren who all love it and ask for it again and again while we all laugh and applaud Lizzy.

childhood favorite
This book has been my favorite since I was a child. The words flow so well when reading to myself or my children. Although there are some grafic parts, they don't take away from the poem/story being youthfull and fun. I will always read and share with others this delightful story.

My favorite children's book
This has got to be one of the most fun books to read.It has a great story about a little girl who has a lion, with a big, bad roar that she unleashes on unsuspecting robbers.Although somewhat gruesome I still lovethis book.I highly enjoy reading this book to my little brother andsister who love it as well.I hihgly recommend this book as one thatshould be in any book collection. I've even bought myself a copy and I'm21.

Rhyming Fun
Lizzy's Lion may surprise adults at first with it's some what gross discription but it thrills children.It is fun to read!

This book is rhyming fun with it's musical sentences.Dennis Lee has captured asingy-song additude.

The pictures are characteristic of the award winningMarie-Louise Gay.Her pictures are busy and wild.Gay's children aredepicted as cute but not perfectly pretty.She makes looking atillustrations fun. ... Read more

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Children who hate going to sleep will love Midnight Mimi, who would rather be an owl or a bat or even a wicked witch’s cat than sleep away the night.Marie-Louise Gay’s enchanting illustrations and rhyming verse turn Mimi’s room into a moonlit magical place where she carries on a secret and thrilling night life. ... Read more

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Grownups sometimes tell you that dreams are not real. This little girl knows differently. In her world, dreams are much more real than bathtubs, houses, purple shoes, worms ... even the first day of school. Sometimes the dreams are fun; sometimes the dreams are scary. But, more importantly, the dreams tell her about the feelings she has inside. And if she can just get through it, that first day she's worried about might not be so bad. After all, dreams are even more real than school. And she's not just dreaming, you know. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Marie-Louise Gay, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 7584 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

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Hysterical!
After reading Travels with My Family, my 7 year old insisted we search for a sequel.Fortunately, there was one. In this book, the family (author father, illustrator mother and 2 boys) goes to live in a small town in southern France for a year. True to their off-the-beaten track mentality, the parents pick a tiny town, where the family lives in an old farmhouse on a street wide enough for one narrow car, so long as the local dog (referred to as a snoring speed bump) deigns to move out of the way.Each chapter is a humorous and authentic view into French village life. For those who have lived in France, the stories carry a special humour. ... Read more

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Great book about siblings
This is a fabulous book ---captures siblings behaviour very well.Both my children enjoy reading it --- especially my 3 and half year old who really identifies with Louise, having an older brother herself who frequently needs some space from her.She likes to read it frequently and acts out the dialogue in the book with her animals.

Sibling torture and love at its best!
Please, Louise perfectly captures the tense relationship between Louise, about 4ish, and her older brother Jake, maybe 7ish. She follows him around, messes up his stuff, and just generally annoys him. When he tries to ditch her by going outside to read a book, she follows him, of course - but when he looks up from his book, Louise is nowhere to be found. Weirdly, Jake was just wishing that Louise was a dog instead of a girl and lo and behold, a little pup appears out of nowhere! Great ending, and the watercolor, pencil and collage illustrations by Marie-Louise Gay are fabulous, full of energy and detail - note Jake's untied shoelaces! The quality of the printing is terrific, just the right sheen to the page and the contrast between the watercolor and pencil in saturation and light makes the illustrations even more captivating. ... Read more

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"The trouble with Ivy was, she wouldn't eat her vegetables." What develops next in this classic battle of child vs. veggies is something no one could have imagined. Inside Ivy's pockets those veggies begin to sing:

In your pants
we all turned rotten.
All the green things
you've forgotten.
We've gone bad
and we'll get worse.
We'll follow you
just like a curse.

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When Vegetables Go Bad
Touches uponimaginations of all young children.My children love to read this story time after time.The illustrations are special and are a great accompaniment to the story! ... Read more