Islandport Press – lisa疯马秀 Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa疯马秀 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Hold This /store/hold-this.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hold-this-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:50 +0000 /store/hold-this-2 Join Mika and her father on a walk through the woods to experience the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of the woods, and to unearth a true treasure.

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]]> 85871 The Little Fisherman /store/the-little-fisherman-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-little-fisherman-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:47 +0000 /store/the-little-fisherman-2 Margaret Wise Brown's The Little Fisherman, a delightful story of a big fisherman and a little fisherman working at sea, is now condensed into a Board Book format.

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]]> 84659 Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure /store/albert?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alberts-almost-amazing-adventure-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:40 +0000 /store/alberts-almost-amazing-adventure-2 Just what did Albert do over his summer vacation? Is it possible that sharks, pirates, and mad scientists were involved? Author and illustrator Marty Kelley explores the imaginative power of children in this hilarious picture book that will delight鈥攁nd surprise鈥攜oung readers.

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]]> 83863 One Horse Farm (pb) /store/one-horse-farm-pb.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-horse-farm-pb Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:36 +0000 /store/one-horse-farm-pb A boy and a horse grow up together on a farm and watch the world change around them.

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]]> 82513 What the Wind Can Tell You /store/what-the-wind-can-tell-you.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-wind-can-tell-you Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:16:22 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/what-the-wind-can-tell-you When Isabelle enters the magical world of Las Brisas with her brother, who has a severe form of epilepsy and uses a wheelchair, her eyes are opened to a future of new possibilities.

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]]> 78971 My Cat, Coon Cat /store/my-cat-coon-cat-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-cat-coon-cat-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:15:59 +0000 /store/my-cat-coon-cat-pb.html/my-cat-coon-cat-pb A young girl slowly wins the affection of a shy Maine coon cat, as he meets the girl's kitten, chases dragonflies, and explores the neighborhood.

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]]> 55504 Little Fisherman /store/little-fisherman.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=little-fisherman Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:15:56 +0000 /store/little-fisherman "Once there was a great big fisherman and a little fisherman. . . They sailed boats." So begins the classic story by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. The book follows the two fisherman through a day in their life at sea, the big fisherman with his big boat, big fish, and big sailors, and the little fisherman with his little boat, little fish, little sailors--and a big story.

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]]> 60961 Azalea, Unschooled /store/azalea-unschooled.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azalea-unschooled Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:15:28 +0000 /store/azalea-unschooled.html/azalea-unschooled Eleven-year-old Azalea is sick of moving. This time she hopes to stay in Portland and call it home. But a mysterious bandit is threatening her father鈥檚 business and could uproot them again! Can Azalea use her new freedom as an unschooler to save the day? Liza Kleinman deftly explores the unschooling movement, the challenges of finding a new home, making friends, and allowing for differences within a family.

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]]> 55469 Snowy Owl Story /store/snowy-owl-story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowy-owl-story Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:15:23 +0000 /store/snowy-owl-story.html/snowy-owl-story Based on a true story, A Snowy Owl Story describes,through the tale of one particular owl, the recent irruption of snowy owls all across the United States. Through this simple narrative, youngsters will learn about migration, adaptation, and respectful human interaction with nature.This is the first in a projected four-part series of board books to be done in partnership with Maine Audubon.

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]]> 55463 When the Sky is Like Lace /store/when-the-sky-is-like-lace.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-the-sky-is-like-lace Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:15:21 +0000 /store/when-the-sky-is-like-lace.html/when-the-sky-is-like-lace When the Sky Is Like Lace was named one of the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year when it was first published in 1975. On a night on which anything, you think, can and indeed will happen, three girls venture out to listen to otters sing, eat spaghetti with pineapple sauce, and watch treesdance. Islandport Press is thrilled to reissue this treasure, a favourite of children and one requested by librarians everywhere.

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