Children's Books
Gulliver's has an extensive selection of children's books perfect for readers of all ages. Keep checking our website for new and exciting books for children. Here are some selections from the Books for Everybody 2005 catalogue!
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
By Hugh Brewster
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose is a lovely art history book for children with longer attention spans and an interest in the subject. It is a beautiful story about John Singer Sargent and two young girls he painted. Even adults will enjoy this one. Ages 9-12.
Chester
By Melanie Watt
Melanie Watt, who charmed us all last year with Scaredy Squirrel, has a new hero to fall in love with this year. Chester, who is supposed to be the character in the story, thinks he is co-author, and engages in one-upmanship with the narrator. Fun for younger children but sophisticated enough for older ones, perfect for ages 4-8.
The Land of Silver Apples
By Nancy Farmer
Nancy Farmer’s series, Sea of Trolls, continues with The Land of Silver Apples, for ages 10-14. This has been a very popular fantasy series.
Your Personal Penguin
By Sandra Boynton
$9.95 Board book
Age: Preschool
This is a great book for preschool children. It includes the lyrics to “Your Personal Penguin” sung by Davy Jones of the Monkees which can be downloaded from the publishers’ website. Along with the adorable illustrations, you can get your own personal plush, beanie penguin that accompanies the book.
“Do You Want to Play?”
By the Amazing Baby Company
$16.99 Soft book
Ages: Infant to 24 months
This soft book rattles, crinkles, and makes squeak sounds to keep your baby’s interest. It also includes textured teethers.
Fox Walked Alone
By Barbara Reid
$19.99 Hardcover
Ages: 6-9
Everyone knows the story of Noah and the Ark, but how did all the animals get there? Travel with Fox as he joins the bears, the ravens, the leopards and the doves-more creatures and more- on an amazing journey. Where are they all going? No one knows. Until they arrive at their special destination.
Barbara Reid is one of Canada’s premier authors/illustrators famous for her unique Plasticine style, which is known to readers worldwide.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
By Brain Selznick
$27.99 Hardcover novel
Ages 10-14
Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks-like the gears of the clocks he keeps-with an eccentric bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy.
A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo’s dead father form the backbone of this intricate, spellbinding mystery.
With 284 pages of original drawings, and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel and film, Selznick creates an entirely new reading experience.
Yetsa’s Sweater
By Sylvia Olsen and Illustrated by Joan Larson
$19.95 Hardcover
Ages 6-9
It’s springtime and the new fleeces have arrived, and Yetsa will help Grandma turn them into spinning wool for making Cowichan sweaters. Yetsa is wearing her favourite sweater. It’s not new at all. In fact it’s getting a bit small for her. A new sweater couldn’t possibly tell the stories her old sweater does-could it?
Eldest: Inheritance Book II
By Christopher Paolini
$27.95 Hardcover
Ages: 10-14
Deep underground, a prairie dog town lives in harmony- until a mysterious fuzzy thing (a tennis ball) rolls down under their hole. An imaginative, delightful tale for children ages tree to seven.
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