The arrival of spring 2020 held nothing but promise for the Jasken family. With plans for camping trips and yard upgrades, life was moving along as usual. But fate had other plans. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, their youngest daughter suddenly collapsed, plunging the family into a tumultuous world of fear and uncertainty—they were devastated to learn that the source of Sierra’s ailment was a failing heart. In the months to come, Sierra was surrounded by doctors and nurses, undergoing countless medical procedures in an unfamiliar city to give her another chance at life. Compelling and poignant, filled with wry humour and raw emotion, My Daughter’s Heart is the true story of a family’s journey through a life-threating crisis.

Once there was a little dog. His teeth stuck out on one side of his mouth, and his little black nose did not sit in the middle of his face. Some might say he was not very handsome. And one day, he was left alone in the forest. Based on the real-life adventures of a funny-looking little dog, this charming story of acceptance and found family will capture your heart.

Before the bubble bursts … In each of these twenty-two short stories comes a brief, shining moment—a surreal turning point—in which we are surprised to discover that the reality of our own comfortable little world is balanced on the sharply honed edge of a knife.<br><br>F. E. Eldridge uses a finely tuned literary lens to focus on and magnify the impact of a single moment in time in the lives of her female protagonists, young and old, in these tales of both past and present, in settings that range from Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley to the Canadian Prairies.

All’s wool that ends wool in this cozy story of a little lamb with a big challenge–making a woolly jumper of her very own!

The Magic of the Peatlands. There’s a melody, if you pay heed,<br>calling you to follow Nature’s lead—<br>a familiar tune, a chorused creed,<br>a song of both grown plant and seed.<br><br>As the fluted magic on the wind floats by,<br>you might find yourself only insect-high—<br>or even too small to be seen by the eye!<br>(But how else could you ride a dragonfly?)<br><br>The Council of Beings has asked me to greet<br>young readers who would like to meet<br>nature’s apprentices. Their challenging feat<br>is to strive to save the moss and peat.

When their friends, Kami and Eddie Mark, accidentally fall into the time-travelling tunnels below Moose Jaw, fourteen-year-old Andrea and her ten-year-old brother Tony have no choice but to go back in time to rescue them. In that dank, dark underground, they learn of harsh working conditions being forced on Chinese immigrants, and Kami and Eddie are now among them! Can Andrea and Tony find enough money to pay the Chinese Head Tax the Canadian government has imposed on their friends? What risks must be taken to save Kami and Eddie and get safely back to the present?

This updated third book in the bestselling Canadian children’s adventure series features modernized language, 12 black and white illustrations, Historical Notes, Useful Resources, Discussion Questions, and a Get Creative section.

Bookmarks featuring hand drawn illustrations of Saskatchewan's Provincial flower (Western Red Lily) with a bold orange and green background painted with watercolour paints. All bookmarks are hand made, therefore each one is unique!

“We need to be careful that we don’t hurt the gifts that are given to us.” Told in paskwâwinîmowin (Plains Cree), anihšināpēmowin (Saulteaux), and English, this simple tale of traditional teachings and values follows a grandparent and grandchild on a visit to a chokecherry patch, where lessons about respect and gratitude for the earth’s gifts are shared.

What happens when fridge food turns fuzzy? Find out in this delightful children's picture book about a pickle that's been in the fridge so long it's grown legs!

Hand painted colourful watercolour bookmark with wheat illustrations. Back side features a Saskatchewan shape. Each bookmark is hand made so each are unique!

Dr. Gary Hoium joined a mixed animal clinic in Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1984 and has since served animals (and their humans) of all shapes and sizes, collecting an endless array of humorous and heartwarming stories along the way. Written with Dr. Hoium’s unmistakable wit and sense of fun, Don’t They Kick When You Do That is a compilation of his real-life adventures, mishaps, and rousing successes, sure to entertain and captivate anyone who’s ever had an interest in animals, being a vet, or life on the Canadian Prairies. From cattle to hogs, cats to dogs, the creatures and men and women who love them have wormed their way into Gary Hoium’s heart … and his stories. And, yes, sometimes they do kick when he does that.