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A Valentine’s Day Reading List

February 14, 2018 No Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day, book lovers! If you ask us, there’s no better way to spend a holiday than by getting cozy with a great book and spending time with families. Check out the list below for books that celebrate love of all kinds. Love You More For parents loving on their sweet little ones… Author: Susan Musgrave Illustrator: Esperança Melo Ages: 0-3 Spanning one full calendar year, this rhyming board book celebrates the deep love between parent and child. Rendered in couplets, the verses weave expressions of affection with vivid imagery from the natural […]

Author Interviews, Guest Posts

Fair Trade for the Holidays

December 8, 2017 No Comments

The following post is written by Kari Jones, author of A Fair Deal: Shopping for Social Justice. What are your favorite stores to buy fair trade gifts from? We are lucky in Victoria that we have a few fair trade stores to choose from. The one most people know about is 10 Thousand Villages downtown at 1009 Government Street, but there is also the Global Village Store at 527 Pandora Street. Those two are specifically fair trade stores, but there are lots of other stores in Victoria that carry fair trade products. Look for the […]

Reading Lists

A Mother’s Day Reading List

May 11, 2017 No Comments

Since Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, we rounded up four board books that celebrate the connection between mothers and their babies. These books would all be great to read with little ones on this special day. Check them out below! We Sang You Home: This book celebrates the irreplaceable bond between parents and children. Julie Flett‘s beautiful illustrations portray intimate moments between a mother and her baby—together, they cuddle, sing and pick flowers. Sea Otter Pup: Pup’s mother teaches him everything he needs to know about being a […]