Tim Mack
Tim Mack cannot fly, run super fast, or swim like a fish, so instead he draws those things. Tim is a Canadian-born illustrator living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enjoys playing with colours and shapes and never misses an opportunity to swim in the ocean, though he still wishes he could swim as well as a fish.
Kids Books (5)
Synopsis:
Toonik Tyme is a lot of fun!
This book describes different things that happen during Toonik Tyme, an annual festival in Iqaluit that celebrates Inuit traditions and the return of spring.
Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Nunavummi Reading Series, a Nunavut-developed series that supports literacy learning while teaching readers about the people, traditions, and environment of the Canadian Arctic. It is a Level 7 book in the series.
Nunavummi Reading Series books have also been officially levelled using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™ Levelling System. This book's F&P Level is E.
Curriculum Connections: Language and literacy; Indigenous perspectives; Community engagement; History; Heritage
Recommended for ages 5-7.
Additional Information
16 pages | 10.00" x 10.00"
Synopsis:
It’s time for Siasi to go to bed, but she doesn’t want to brush her teeth or put away her toys. It’s so much more fun to play with all the animals of the Arctic! Wouldn’t everyone rather dance with polar bear, howl with the wolves, and swim with the fish instead of get ready for bed? In this charming bedtime story, readers follow Siasi on a nighttime adventure as she comes up with excuse after excuse for why she’s not quite ready to go to bed.
This story is inspired by the authors' daughter Siasi.
Educator Information
Recommended for ages 3 to 5.
Additional Information
36 pages | 9.00" x 8.00"
Synopsis:
A warm and inviting new take on beloved Christmas traditions.
When Lemming overhears some children singing about Christmas, she can't help but wonder about this new holiday. Qimmiq the sled dog knows all about Christmas. It's the time of year when Santa brings presents to put under your tree!
But...what is a tree? There aren't any trees where Lemming lives, in the treeless Arctic, so she decides to go on the hunt for a tree in order to have her very first Merry Christmas.
Filled with charming holiday illustrations featuring sweet Arctic animals, this book offers a warm and inviting new take on beloved Christmas traditions.
Reviews
"A distinct and skillful take on familiar Yuletide themes." - Kirkus
Educator Information
Recommended for ages 5 and under.
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient: K
Guided Reading Level: K
Additional Information
28 pages | 8.00" x 8.00" | Hardcover
Synopsis:
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than her at a million other things.
Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower.
But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special—and that her superpower was right in front of her all along.
Awards
- 2017 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens
Reviews
“. . . [W]ell-written, [and] heart-warming . . .” — Quill & Quire
“Nalvana is a bundle of creativity, spunk, and determination—readers will be happy to know her.” — Kirkus
“. . . [A] very sweet story that encourages children to rethink how they evaluate success . . .” — The Book Wars
“. . . Nalvana’s superpower is not one of the athletic or other overt skills that are normally so admired in our current society . . ., Aviaq Johnston has made her story one of inclusivity, not exclusivity.” — CanLit for Little Canadians
“. . . [A] book kids will clamor to read, even as they learn terms like ‘anaana’, ‘inuksuk’, and ‘panik’. That’s its superpower.” — School Library Journal
Educator Information
An Inuktitut Glossary consisting of four words is included at the back of the book.
Recommended ages: 3-5
This book has been officially levelled using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient™ Levelling System. Its F&P level is L.
This book is available in a revised board book edition: What's My Superpower? (BB)
Additional Information
36 pages | 8.75" x 8.75"
Synopsis:
This abridged and revised board book version of the bestselling, critically lauded What’s My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston brings the book’s message of acceptance and kindness to babies and toddlers alike.
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends who can fly (or at least jump from a swing and seem to fly across the playground), and friends who are better than her at a million other things. But when her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special, she realizes that her superpower was right in front of her all along.
Educator Information
This is the board book version of What's My Superpower?
Recommended for ages 0 to 3.
Additional Information
30 pages | 7.50" x 7.50" | Board book
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