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22 produkter
Babble
And How Punctuation Saved It
Av Caroline Adderson, Roman Muradov
Inbunden, 2022
170 kr
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A village is torn apart by its residents' inability to communicate, until a little girl shares the gift of punctuation in this humorous illustrated parable. Chaos reigns in the village of Babble! All day, the residents fight, yell and argue, and no one is heard or understood . . . until a …
It Happened on Sweet Street
Av Caroline Adderson, Stephane Jorisch
Inbunden, 2020
156 kr
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Cakes, cookies or pie? A rivalry among local bakers is the basis for this deliciously sweet, off-the-wall picture book. Monsieur Oliphant's cake shop, the only bakery game in town, has long had customers lining up outside its door for Oliphant's delicious jelly rolls and marvelous wedding cakes . . …
Caroline Adderson Library
Pleased to Meet You / The Sky is Falling
E-bok, 2014
153 kr
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This special bundle unites two books, one of short stories and one novel, by one of Canada’s premier short fiction writers. The Sky Is Falling deftly intertwines themes of first love, sexual confusion, and the dread of nuclear disaster with the comical infighting of a cast of well-meaning political …
Izzzy in the Doghouse
Inbunden, 2020
192 kr
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From the author of the Jasper John Dooley series comes a new lovable character: Isabel! The first title in this early chapter book series tells us why Isabel just has, has, has to get a dog! Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends — most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies at school. They never …
Izzy's Tail of Trouble
Inbunden, 2022
171 kr
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Isabel, Zoë and Rollo are back! But, this time, Isabel’s sweet little puppy is turning into a dog she can’t recognize. So, who’s in the doghouse now? Isabel’s dog, Rollo — “the cutest, funniest puppy” ever — just doesn’t seem like himself these days. For starters, he doesn’t fit into any of her …
History of Forgetting
E-bok, 2015
259 kr
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Malcolm, an aging hairdresser, is reclusive and bitter. Alison, a salon apprentice, is dismissed by Malcolm for her embarrassing innocence. When their colleague is murdered by neo-Nazis, however, the two embark on an unplanned pilgrimage to Auschwitz. A moving and sharp-edged novel by the …
Bad Imaginings
E-bok, 2018
238 kr
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Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Governor-General''s Award for fiction and the Commonwealth Writer''s Prize, Caroline Adderson''s short fiction collection travels far and wide. From adolescent brothers marooned at an indifferent relatives cottage, to a Depression-era …
Way to Be Happy
Häftad, 2025
184 kr
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Longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize • A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 • A CBC Best Fiction Book of the YearShort stories about disparate characters consider what it means to find happiness.On New Year’s Eve, a pair of addicts robs a string of high-end parties in order to fund their own recovery. A …
Way to Be Happy
E-bok, 2024
213 kr
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Longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize • A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 • A CBC Best Fiction Book of the Year Short stories about disparate characters consider what it means to find happiness. On New Year’s Eve, a pair of addicts robs a string of high-end parties in order to fund their own recovery. A …
Falling: A Story of Love
A Valentine's Day Card Story
Häftad, 2027
174 kr
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“Falling is not so easy as it looks from the ground.”Against norm, an underwriter takes the bus to work one day, encountering—alongside ads for Claritin and business college—a poem that follows him around in fragments all week, reigniting memory and care for the people in his life, including his …
Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests
Inbunden, 2025, 3-6 år
203 kr
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A funny new fable about artistic creation and chasing fame, imagined by award-winning author Caroline Adderson, and inspired by one of Japan’s most famous haikus, “The Old Pond.”Bashō, a 17th-century poet on an evening walk, stops to rest next to a murky old pond. Here, readers may expect he will …
Middle of Nowhere
Häftad, 2014, 9-12 år
113 kr
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A middle-grade novel about two maybe-orphans and their unlikely friendship with a cranky old neighbor. At first Curtis isn't that worried when his mother doesn't come home from her all-night job at the local gas station. She'll be back, he's ten out of ten positive. Besides, Curtis is used to …
Norman, Speak!
Inbunden, 2014, 3-6 år
178 kr
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Norman, Speak! tells the comical yet thought-provoking story of a boy and his family who adopt a dog that just can’t seem to learn the things other dogs do.Overwhelmed by dogs in need at their local animal shelter, a young boy chooses Norman, the stray that’s been there the longest. But, upon …
Simple Case of Angels
Inbunden, 2014, 6-9 år
175 kr
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Nicola’s adorable little dog, June Bug, keeps getting into trouble. She steals the neighbor’s turkey, yanks down the Christmas tree and destroys Mum’s almost-finished giant crossword. Everyone is mad, and it looks as though June Bug’s days are numbered.Will doing a good deed make up for June Bug’s …
I Love You, One to Ten
Inbunden, 2015, 0-3 år
178 kr
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In this poem addressed to a young child, author Caroline Adderson outlines the ten things a mother loves about her little one. From his scaly elbows and knees all the way to his twitchy tail, every inch of this little “monster” is itemized and admired.Gentle and humorous illustrations by Christina …
Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat, Adventuring Cat
Inbunden, 2019, 6-9 år
178 kr
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The delightful adventures of a visually impaired barn cat and his annoying flea, as they set off to experience the world and find themselves participants in some of the most remarkable events of the early twentieth century.Pudding Tat is born on the Willoughby Farm in 1901 — just another one of …
Bad Imaginings
Häftad, 2018
142 kr
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Winner of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Governor-General's Award for fiction and the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, Caroline Adderson's short fiction collection travels far and wide. From adolescent brothers marooned at an indifferent relatives cottage, to a Depression-era …
Vancouver Vanishes
Narratives of Demolition and Revival
Häftad, 2015
335 kr
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Finalist, Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (BC Book Prizes), 2016 #1 on the BC Bestseller List Since 2005, nearly 9,000 demo permits for residential buildings have been issued in Vancouver. An average of three houses a day are torn down, many of them original homes built for the middle and …
Sunny Days Inside
and Other Stories
Inbunden, 2021, 9-12 år
178 kr
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When the “grownup virus” hits, kids who live in the same apartment building must cope with strange new rules and extended time at home with parents and siblings.And they survive brilliantly, each in their own way. Twin boys throw themselves into an independent research assignment on prehistoric …
