Le cinquième opus de la collection Darkness, censure et cinéma examine sans doute l’un des sujets les plus controversés au cinéma, l’un des tout derniers tabous à subsister à l’écran : l’homosexualité.Montrée, évoquée ou simplement suggérée, l’homosexualité à l’écran ne laisse jamais indifférent parce qu’elle exacerbe nos contradictions et ce que nous croyons être. En contournant les postulats, en revendiquant le droit à la différence, elle renvoie à l’idé...

Twelve-year-old Josie must find forever homes for seven rambunctious foster puppies in this heartwarming sequel to The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City, which the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books called “a compelling story that will appeal to the animal fans who loved The One and Only Ivan.”Anytime Josie Shilling’s large family gets too chaotic, volunteering at the local animal clinic is the one place she can escape—and she loves working with the animals. But when a b...

Alex’s family are always moving from town to town. He doesn’t make new friends now, because he doesn’t like saying goodbye to them. He has his music, his songs, and his guitar, and they’re only for him. It’s best like that, he thinks. Then he meets Bella, and everything gets difficult. He likes her. He likes her very much. But she wants him to play his music for everyone. And how can he say goodbye to her, when his parents decide to move again?

In this diverse picture book, a young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in an apartment house filled with other newly arrived kids.When Jae looks out the window of his new home, he wishes he could still see his old village, his old house, and his old friends. But his new apartment feels empty and nothing outside is familiar. Jae just arrived from South Korea and doesn't even speak the new language.Yet, making friends is the same wher...

An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons in this own voices picture book.When the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office cleaners. But the story is about more than brooms, mops, and vacuums. Mama and Papa turn the deserted office building into a magnificent kingdom filled with paper. Then they weave a fantasy of d...

Los hermanos gemelos se parecen en muchas cosas, ¡pero no en todo!Las gemelas de este cuento tienen el mismo cabello y la misma nariz, pero sus ojos son de colores diferentes y les gustan cosas distintas. ¡Son un par de gemelas muy singulares!

With twins, a lot is the same--but a lot is not! This Level 1 reader is ideal for ideal children who are beginning to read on their own.These little twin girls have the same hair and the same nose, but their eyes are different colors and they have different hobbies, too. This rhyming Level 1 reader celebrates twins but also individuality.Reader Level 1: Level 1 is for Emergent Readers who know simple vocabulary and can foll...

Time with grandma is always special, and these special moments are captured in this picture book using beautiful illustrations and minimal text. From biking to bird watching, these small moments are the ones that create big memories and show the importance of family.