What if you found out that there was a ghost haunting your home? What if you found out that you were the ghost?\nIn the middle of her life, Fay wakes up on the top of her piano with a strong intuition that something is not right. To all appearances everything is perfect: married to a man she loves, living in the house she dreamt of as a child, her life is full of possibility. Except--for reasons not immediately clear to Fay--she is now haunting her own once-happy home.\nEverything that should be familiar is suddenly altered. But furniture in the wrong places and walls the wrong colour are nothing compared to the fact that there is another woman in the house. A woman who is sharing Fay's husband's bed. There is also a strange, wan girl roaming the house and claiming that she has "brought Fay back."\nSomehow her husband has moved on and made a new life without her and now he finds himself in the unenviable position of sharing a house with two wives, one of whom harbours thoughts of revenge.\nAs Fay begins to come to terms with the reality of her situation, she must confront all of the choices she has made, as well as those she hasn't--and now never will.\nThis glimmering and darkly comedic novel explores both the domestic and the existential, delving into the dark heart of marriage and the meaning of a life.\nThe Ghost in the House strips away all that seems less than essential, leaving behind a story that is raw and polished and as close to true as fiction can be.

The Ghost in the House

Literature & Fiction

O’Leary, Sara

Literary

Doubleday, Canada

Maud and Grand-Maud

This sweet story captures the singular experience of a visit with Grandma, especially when you share a name. Here is a celebration of the unique bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Maud loves the weekends when she stays at her grandma's house. There's always breakfast for supper, matching nightgowns, black-and-white movies, and--best of all--someone to listen to her dreams for her life as a grown-up. But what makes the visits extra special is what Grand-Maud has hidden in an old chest under Maud's bed. She may find a paint set, a toy, homemade cookies, or hand-knit mittens or sweaters. Best of all is when Maud finds something that belonged to Grand-Maud when she was a little girl. In this story of family togetherness, Maud wants to be just like Grand-Maud when she grows up.

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Random House Books for Young Readers

Activities, Crafts & Games

Now in board book, the beloved story about a little girl with a big imagination from the award-winning team of Sara O'Leary and Julie Morstad. Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that take her anywhere she wants to go, but that always bring her home again. She likes to make things -- boats out of boxes and castles out of cushions. But more than anything Sadie likes stories, because you can make them from nothing at all. For Sadie, the world is so full of wonderful possibilities...This is Sadie, and this is her story.

This Is Sadie

Education & Reference

Tundra Books

Product Description 
Ruby is curious about her world and has big ideas about how it works. A delightful picture book celebration of science and creativity, and a welcome companion to Sara O'Leary's beloved This Is Sadie.\nRuby is a little girl with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm that's too big to contain! Ruby is always busy -- she loves to make things, watch things grow and figure out how things work, with her dog Teddy by her side. And Ruby has lots of ideas about what she wants to be: maybe an animal conservationist? Or an archaeologist? She's great at excavating (i.e. digging holes). Or maybe an inventor? She's already invented a book with smells instead of words (so dogs can read it) and a time machine (the dinosaurs 
did have feathers after all, and the future is looking wild). This is Ruby, and this is her world. 
 Review 
One of CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick\n“Step right into Ruby’s fabulous world, full of the ordinary and extraordinary.” 
—Kirkus Reviews“Children will recognize Ruby’s joyful independent exploration of the many delights and opportunities available to a curious mind. Highly recommended.” 
 —CM Magazine"Visually, Ruby is totally delightful . . . The pages of this book are so inviting, and children will respond to Ruby’s acknowledgement that 'she will always find something new to make, and that she can be whatever she wants to be'." 
—Imaginary Elevators\n“Energy and joy fill these pages in both words and images.” 
 —Library Matters 
 About the Author 
SARA O'LEARY is a writer of fiction for both adults and children. She is the author of the beloved 
This Is Sadie, illustrated by Julie Morstad, and the award-winning series of Henry books: 
When You Were Small, 
Where You Came From and 
When I Was Small, also illustrated by Julie Morstad. A graduate of the University of British Columbia Creative Writing Program, she has taught Screenwriting and Writing for Children at Concordia University in Montreal.\nALEA MARLEY is a children's book illustrator living and working in England with roots in Barbados. She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with patterns, texture and bursts of color! Her favorite media to work with are chunky pencils, watercolor crayons and digital brushes. In 2017, she received a commendation from the Macmillan Children's Book Prize, and her work has been exhibited at the D&AD New Blood Festival in Shoreditch, London, the Degree Show in Bournemouth and the Macmillan Prize exhibition.

This Is Ruby

Animals

An exquisite new picture book from the author of the beloved This Is Sadie about a little doll whose worldview is about to get a whole lot bigger.\nGemma has always lived in a very nice little house, always slept in the same room and always worn the same clothes. A doll in an old forgotten dollhouse, Gemma wonders if she will ever grow up, but her parents tell her she will always be their little girl. Until, one day, the dollhouse is opened by a GIANT, and Gemma's whole life changes. New things are introduced into the little house -- and Gemma finally has an opportunity to leave what's familiar and see the enormous world beyond.\nA story that evokes children's classics, Gemma and the Giant Girl is a gorgeously illustrated and poignant tale of what it feels like to be small in a big world and how even the smallest among us can take charge of our own destinies.

Gemma and the Giant Girl

The inspiring true tale of young siblings who loved to make stories -- and grew up to be among English literature's finest writers. A picture book for fans of Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein. Many years ago, the four motherless children of the Brontë family -- Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne -- lived in a windswept house by the moors with their father. Although their lives were often filled with sadness and their world was only as large as the distance they could walk, their INNER worlds were bound only by their imaginations. Hungry for stories, these children devoured novels and poetry, history and fables. And with the gift of a group of toy soldiers, they were inspired to make their own stories, and their own tiny books . . . a passion that would last them a lifetime.&nbsp; A moving and atmospheric story about the power of imagination, the joy of storytelling and the love of books, The Little Books of the Little&nbsp;Brontës will enchant both those who love these literary sisters and those who are learning about them for the first time. Includes an author's note, timeline of the Brontës' lives and a fun craft with instructions on creating your own little book.

The Little Books of the Little Brontës

Biographies

Owls Are Good At Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

About the Author\nSara O'Leary est auteure de livres pour adultes et pour enfants. Parmi ses oeuvres les plus connues, la série à succès Henry et les albums This Is Sadie, illustré par Julie Morstad et You Are One, illustré par Karen Klassen. Diplômée du programme de création littéraire de l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique, elle a enseigné la scénarisation et l'écriture pour enfants à l'Université Concordia.Sara O'Leary is a writer of fiction for both adults and children. She is the author of the award-winning series of Henry books and This Is Sadie, illustrated by Julie Morstad, and You Are One, illustrated by Karen Klassen. A graduate of the UBC Creative Writing Program, she has taught screenwriting and writing for children at Concordia University in Montreal.\nQIN LENG a illustré de nombreux albums pour enfants, dont Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin de Chieri Uegaki, qui a été en lice pour le Prix du Gouverneur général. Qin est née à Shanghai, mais elle vit et travaille aujourd'hui comme designer et illustratrice à Toronto, en Ontario. Qin Leng is the illustrator of many picture books for children, including Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki, which was nominated for the Governor General's Award. Qin was born in Shanghai, and now lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto, Ontario.\nSee below for English description. 
Une enseignante demande aux élèves de sa classe de réfléchir à ce qui rend leur famille spéciale. L'un d'entre eux croit que sa famille est trop différente des autres pour pouvoir l'expliquer. 
En écoutant ses camarades décrire des familles de tous les types et de toutes les tailles, il réalise que sa famille, bien qu'atypique, n'en est pas moins une famille. 
Tant l'adoption que les familles reconstituées, l'homoparentalité, le divorce et les familles traditionnelles sont abordés dans cet album écrit par l'auteure Sara O'Leary, lauréate de plusieurs prix. Un regard chaleureux et captivant sur différents types de familles, souligné tout en douceur par les illustrations exquises de Qin Leng.\nWhen a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all. 
One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. As they describe who they live with and who loves them -- family of every shape, size and every kind of relation -- the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special. 
A warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O'Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng. 
Original title: A Family Is a Family Is a Family

Une Famille... c'Est Une Famille (French Edition)

scholastic

Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

A delightful book of curious, little-known "facts" about animals--one for each letter of the alphabet! Did you know that chipmunks love to stay up past their bedtime? Or that dragons cry at happy endings? I bet you'd never have guessed that iguanas sometimes get homesick at sleepovers. Sara O'Leary pulls back the curtain on the animal world and gives us an absolutely charming little one-line "fact" about one animal for each letter of the alphabet. Kids will love to see their own quirks reflected in these adorably rendered creatures, and perhaps will be comforted to know that--just like them--narwhals can be perfectly happy all on their own and quail also get tired of being told to be quiet. This is more than just an alphabet book. It's a charming, hilarious, and touching look at the diversity of personalities in the world--worth many, many rereads.

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The Ghost in the House

Maud and Grand-Maud

Maud and Grand-Maud

This Is Sadie

This Is Ruby

Gemma and the Giant Girl

The Little Books of the Little Brontës

Owls Are Good At Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

Une Famille... c'Est Une Famille (French Edition)

Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet