Read With Sprout (2024)

20/11/2023

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry's beloved children's classic is celebrating 80 years! ✨

A wise and enchanting fable about what is really important in life, The Little Prince is perfect for gifting to readers young and old. From the first picture book adaptation for young readers to a cloth-bound keepsake to cherish, explore all the latest editions of The Little Prince at harpercollins.ca!

16/11/2023

The beginning of Advent is almost here! 📅 🎄

The ultimate pre-Christmas gift for young readers, the Usborne Advent Calendar features 24 beautifully illustrated books behind each window, forming a little library that can be enjoyed for years to come! Only while supplies last.

14/11/2023

John's just an ordinary teen, attending a high school where superpowers dictate your social status. But he has a secret past that threatens to bring down the entire social order. And when the other students start to suspect John has something to hide, he becomes their latest target.

Now on shelves, don't miss the first book in an action-packed series from the #1 digital comic platform, WEBTOON! Learn more: https://bit.ly/47trxjB

12/11/2023

A delightful interactive board book with touchy-feely patches, buy 2 and get the 3rd free on bestselling Usborne books like That's Not My Deer exclusively from Indigo this November! Shop in store and online, only while supplies last. Deal ends November 26.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MFKpnr

11/11/2023

A moving picture book about a young Japanese girl growing up in Canada against the backdrop of WWII, Joy Kogawa, author of Obasan, describes Shizue's Path as "memory, love, healing". This Remembrance Day, we remember with love and healing all of the heroes who have used their voices to create ripples of kindness amidst a sea of injustice.

10/11/2023

Indigo's November Staff Pick of the Month for Kids is the world’s crankiest book! 📘

Cranky doesn’t want to be read. He just wants you to leave him alone. After all, there are so many other things you can do—like riding a bike, playing a game, or drawing a picture. There’s no reason for you to be bothering him! But when other books show up for story time, will Cranky change his mind? Grab your copy this month to find out!

07/11/2023

Meet the Big Cheese! An irresistible hunk of cheddar who realizes there’s more to life than winning. Now on shelves, don't miss the the 7th Food Group picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling team, John Jory and Pete Oswald! 🧀

Learn more at foodgroupbooks.ca

04/11/2023

This Tuesday, get ready to meet The Big Cheese! Find your Food Group character and your perfect cheesy pairing at foodgroupbooks.ca, then enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese! Offer ends November 6.

03/11/2023

Staff chose A Very Cranky Book and A Study in Drowning for their November Staff Picks of the Month for Kids & Teens! A playfully interactive tale about a very cranky book that might not be so cranky after all, and a haunting stand-alone dark academic fantasy, be sure to shop these Staff Picks of the Month in-store or online this month!

02/11/2023

Are you brimming with creative confidence like The Smart Cookie or egg-cellent under pressure like The Good Egg? Take THE CHEESE QUIZ to find out which Food Group character you are and your perfect cheesy pairing, then enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese, on sale November 7! Visit foodgroupbooks.ca to enter.

01/11/2023

There's still time to find out your Food Group character and your perfect cheesy companion! Visit foodgroupbooks.ca to take THE CHEESE QUIZ and enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese by November 6! 🥔 🧀

31/10/2023

Find out which of the beloved and bestselling Food Group characters you are! Visit foodgroupbooks.ca to take THE CHEESE QUIZ and find your perfect cheesy companion, then enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese! Offer ends November 6.

30/10/2023

Introducing Indigo's Best Books of Year for Kids and Teens! From picture books and graphic novels to teen fantasies perfect for celebrating spooky season, visit Indigo.ca to browse all of Indigo's Best Books of the Year and stock up on the best-loved children's books of 2023!

29/10/2023

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary, what do you remember about being warm? 🌎

In What You Need to Be Warm, master storyteller Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, what do you need to be warm? Featuring his powerful and moving poem and illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, this beautiful gift-sized book evokes all the specific ways that we feel safe, welcome, and warm in a sometimes-scary world.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Q5kUNi

28/10/2023

Are you a Cool Bean or a Smart Cookie? Take our CHEESE QUIZ to find out which Food Group character you are, and your perfect cheesy companion! Visit foodgroupbooks.ca to take the quiz by November 6, then enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese, on sale November 7!

27/10/2023

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give and Nic Blake and the Remarkables, Angie Thomas is coming to Ontario! Click the links below to register for her events on November 5 and 6 with FOLD Kids and Kitchener Public Library!

FOLD Kids Book Fest: https://bit.ly/3QbNhJG
Kitchener Public Library: https://bit.ly/45IKtcF

27/10/2023

Which of the beloved and bestselling Food Group characters are you? You'll have to take THE CHEESE QUIZ to find out! Visit foodgroupbooks.ca by November 6 to find out which Food Group character you are and your perfect cheesy companion, then enter for the chance to win a copy of The Big Cheese, on sale November 7! 🧀

26/10/2023

Say hello to two of Indigo's Top 10 Books of the Year for Kids & Teens! From now until October 29th shop Indigo's Top 10 Books of the Year and save 30% on books like The Big Cheese by Jory John and and A Study in Drowning by !

Shop now: https://bit.ly/46NOpdM

26/10/2023

There's still to enter for the chance to win all of these children's hockey books, plus a pair of children's hockey skates in our Slapshot Stories Sweepstakes! Visit https://bit.ly/3MczMbJ and enter by October 31st!

24/10/2023

New on shelves, The Ultimate Hockey Activity Book is packed with photos and fun and is the perfect gift for every young hockey fan! From fascinating features about how pucks and hockey sticks are made to quizzes and crosswords, hurry and enter our Slapshot Stories Sweepstakes by the end of October and enter for your chance to win a copy, plus 3 more children's hockey books and a pair of hockey skates! 🏒

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MczMbJ

23/10/2023

To save a unicorn’s life, Giada the Healer will have to risk it all. 🦄

In the sequel to How to Heal a Gryphon, Giada Bellantuono takes her magical animal-healing powers to America with plans to officially begin her training as a magical veterinarian. But when Giada hears rumors of a lost baby unicorn roaming the tri-state area, she knows something sinister is afoot and she'll put everything on the line to save the creatures that she loves.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3rVUXI7

20/10/2023

Garden of Lost Socks is an Indigo Heather's Pick! 🧦

A whimsical story about a young girl who finds friendship and magic in her community, don't miss two-time Giller Prize-winner Esi Edugyan's picture book debut, lovingly illustrated by Amélie Dubois!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Qo5Ewj

19/10/2023

Prepare for a bat-tastic Halloween! 🦇

Perfect for celebrating spooky season, in Silverwing: The Graphic Novel, a new generation of readers are introduced to Kenneth Oppel's classic adventure tale. Meanwhile, in That's Not My Bat, babies and toddlers can explore a multitude of tactile patches perfect for sensory play and development.

18/10/2023

Six exciting hockey stories in one handy volume! In I Can Read Hockey Stories, young hockey fans will discover six hockey superstars including Wayne Gretzky, Auston Matthews, Jacques Plante and Hayley Wickenheiser, as well as incredible hockey moments like Sidney Crosby's golden goal! Discover more great hockey books for kids and enter by October 31st for your chance to win a bundle of children's hockey stories, plus a pair of hockey skates!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MczMbJ

17/10/2023

Get ready to meet The Big Cheese! 🧀

An irresistible hunk of cheddar who realizes there’s more to life than winning, don't miss the 7th Food Group picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling team, Jory John and Pete Oswald! Coming this November.

15/10/2023

Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favourite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course! 🎃

Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways?

14/10/2023

She was crafted for vengeance, but is she more than her maker's wrath?

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in Aden Polydoros' stunning new YA Jewish historical horror novel. Created in the image of her maker's murdered daughter, Vera is the Jew the N***s cannot kill. Enthralling and exquisitely written, Wrath Becomes Her is the ultimate teen read this Halloween! Get your copy where books are sold.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/45tcsgA

14/10/2023

When Dani and Dorian missed the bus to magic school, they never thought they'd wind up declared traitors to their own kind! Now, thanks to a series of mishaps, they are being chased by powerful magic families.

But they aren't alone. With a local troublemaker, a princess, and a teacher who can see the future on their side, they might just be able to clear their names…but can they heal their torn kingdom? Grab your copies of Hooky Volume 1, 2 AND 3 this Halloween to find out! 🎃🔮

13/10/2023

Would you play on a hockey team with your worst enemy?! 🏒

Perfect for young hockey fans, the beloved and bestselling Ice Chips series by acclaimed authors Roy MacGregor and Kerry MacGregor and illustrator Kim Smith, feature a vibrant and diverse cast of characters and inspiring hockey greats! Click the link below to explore more books that score, then enter for the chance to win a bundle of children's hockey books (including The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink), plus a pair of children's hockey skates!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MczMbJ

10/10/2023

In his first picture book created specifically with a wider audience in mind, Oliver Jeffers shares a history of humanity and his dreams for its future. Where are we going? Available now where books are sold! 🔥

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3PSWrKU

10/10/2023

SLAPSHOT STORIES SWEEPSTAKES 🏒⛸️

The NHL season is officially underway and to celebrate we're giving away a bundle of children's hockey books, plus a pair of children's hockey skates in your preferred size! Click the link to browse all of our slapshot stories, then enter for your chance to score! Offer ends October 31.

Includes:
🏒 The Hockey Skates by Karl Subban & Maggie Zeng
🏒 The Ultimate Hockey Activity Book by Collins Canada
🏒 I Can Read Hockey Stories: Books 1-6 by Meg Braithwaite, Sarah Howden & Nick Craine
🏒 The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink by Roy MacGregor & Kerry MacGregor
⛸️ 1 pair of children's hockey skates

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MczMbJ

09/10/2023

A young girl lives in a haunted house, but has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are they hard to see? She’d love to know! 👻

Step inside and turn the transparent pages to help her on an entertaining ghost hunt, from behind the sofa, right up to the attic. With lots of friendly ghost surprises and incredible mixed media illustrations, this unique and funny book will entertain young readers over and over again!

P.S. Don't forget to order your copy of Oliver Jeffers newest book for all ages, Begin Again exclusively from Vancouver Kidsbooks by midnight and enter for the chance to win a hand-finished framed print from the artist! Learn more: https://bit.ly/48yaCOc

08/10/2023

From the author of The Keeper of Night comes a dark YA fantasy duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where alchemy has flourished but so has income inequality, and a poor biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in the dangerous political games of the royal family. Perfect for fans of Julie Kagawa and Chloe Gong! ⚔️

07/10/2023

To save a unicorn’s life, Giada the Healer will have to risk it all. 🦄

In the sequel to How to Heal a Gryphon, Giada Bellantuono takes her magical animal-healing powers to America with plans to officially begin her training as a magical veterinarian. But when Giada hears rumors of a lost baby unicorn roaming the tri-state area, she knows something sinister is afoot and she'll put everything on the line to save the creatures that she loves.

07/10/2023

Two twins, one prophecy, and a whole lot of hijinks! 🎃🔮

Based on the beloved WEBTOON comic, Hooky is a witchy middle grade trilogy following twin witches Dani and Dorian who miss the bus to magic school. Tailor-made for fall reading lists and featuring a classic battle between good and evil, in Hooky Volume 3 the New York Times bestselling series comes to an enchanting conclusion that's sure to enthrall fans old and new!

05/10/2023

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes an intergenerational story of a famous Black Hollywood family. Set in an America where everything is personal, and nothing is private, don't miss this unforgettable tale of ambition, fame, struggle, loss, and love perfect for teens dreaming of the silver screen! 📽️ 🍿

01/10/2023

This October, celebrate Halloween with a frightfully fun edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck and friends! Lift the flaps and follow along as Blue picks up his animal friends for a costume party. The only question is, will Blue wear a costume too?! 🚚 🎃

30/09/2023

In his first picture book created with a wider audience in mind, Oliver Jeffers' bold and exquisite artwork takes readers on a stunning journey through the history of humanity and his dreams for its future. Where are we going?

Pre-order your copy of Begin Again from Vancouver Kidsbooks, then enter for the chance to win a limited-edition framed art print, hand finished by Oliver himself! Learn more: https://bit.ly/48yaCOc

30/09/2023

Every child matters 🧡

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation we reflect on the integral part storytelling plays in fostering understanding and community, and the importance of bringing these stories to the teens who need them the most.

For archives and ongoing research about the Canadian residential school system, visit https://nctr.ca/

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