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This playful poetic tale about a lamb who won't give up and an old goat who learns a thing or two is inspired by the author's community, where sheep and goats really do graze on islands o

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, not in your time, indeed not in my time, but in olden times, when quart bottles held half a gallon and houses were papered with pancakes and pigs run

The world of Dave Paddon's recitations is quirky, riotously funny, and utterly unique; a place of tall tales and plain foolishness, where fog is so thick you can use it for cannonballs, and a

Jack and Mary are happy until an underhanded sea captain and Jack's bragging bring trouble into their lives.

The fish aren't biting, so Kimmy and Mike head off to see if they'll have luck on the other side of the ocean.

An Old Man's Winter Night: Ghostly Tales is the newest collection of ghost stories by Tom Dawe, one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most distinguished writers.

A new tale about the joy of making things, the strength of community and the warm reach of generosity.

[This is the story of] Edie Murphy, an indomitable and engaging heroine who leaves Newfoundland on the cusp of womanhood.

The second in an ongoing series of Jack stories, featuring retellings and adaptations by Andy Jones, and illustrations by Darka Erdelji.

Newfoundland is rife with stories of fairies who mislead, play tricks, or sometimes, spirit folks away.

Bridie and her brother and sister love to sit up late, listening to the adults trade stories.

When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that's just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer.

In the middle of the twentieth century, in the middle of Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams.

These "subversive sonnets" overhaul the traditional sonnet form to address a range of subjects, from the tenderness of love to the terror of rape, punishment, torture, and murder.

Do Not Enter My Soul in Your Shoes is a poetry collection of great sensitivity. Above all it is a cry from the heart, as if empathy and poetry were dazzled by the eruption of a volcano.