In the days of Roch's childhood, winters in the village of Ste. Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boy's hero was Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richard's number 9. They laced their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard. When Roch outgrows his cherished Canadiens sweater, his mother writes away for a new one. Much to Roch's horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaded and hated foes to his beloved team. How can Roch face the other kids at the rink?

The Hockey Sweater is a Canadian children's classic, and we are very excited to be doing an anniversary edition. It will include lots of extras, including original material from the author and illustrator, stills from the animated film, letters and quotes from celebrities and more. The design will be updated and refreshed. This will be a wonderful collector's edition for those who know the book, and a wonderful introduction to those who don't.

Broderick, a women's health counselor at U. Hospital Lewisham in the UK, and Cochrane, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the hospital, help nurses, sonographers, midwives, physicians, chaplains, and morticians provide care to women and families experiencing the death of a baby from early miscarriage to neonatal death. Focusing on the practical and emotional aspects of caring for the mother, they discuss types of pregnancy losses, communicating bad news, aspects of initial grief, the basic elements of patient-centered care, support for staff, labor and delivery, the unexpected death of an infant during labor, helping parents see and hold their baby, tests to discuss with parents and supporting them after the death, funeral arrangements, discussing the next pregnancy, and staff training. Published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

È dura sedersi a tavola da quando il nonno non c'è più. Che tristezza quella sedia vuota! La piccola Barbel ha un'idea: perché non prendere un cane? Ma Balaban, il nuovo arrivato, non è il tenero cucciolo sognato e ovunque passa porta caos e scompiglio. Finché un giorno scompare misteriosamente... Età di lettura: da 9 anni.

On New Year's eve, 1847, eleven-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his friends and family and his home in La Beauce. He has come to the woods of the Ottawa Valley to live and work among “the finest lumberjacks in Canada.” As the New Year approaches, Baptiste and the lumberjacks grow more and more homesick. Resolved to see their families again before the stroke of midnight, the crew board a magical canoe that lifts them into the air, across villages, and closer to home.

This beautiful retelling of the Quebecois folktale reunites Roch Carrier with illustrator Sheldon Cohen and translator Sheila Fischman. (The Hockey Sweater, The Basketball Player, The Longest Home Run), and brings this beloved story to life.