Gumboot Books is a growing and innovative Vancouver, B.C. based publishing house that specializes in "Books with a Conscience". Gumboot Books encourages reading and writing in people of all ages, and aims to foster a sense of social responsibility and respect for our planet. All books are responsibly made. They are printed in North America, inks are child-safe, and the paper is old-growth-fibre free. Explore. Learn. Imagine.
New Releases!
 
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Ready For R (All Ages)Author: Marian MacDougall Illustrator: Silvana Bevilacqua ISBN: 9780978435141 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 56 pages with full colour illustrations 8.5"W X 11H" Binding: Softcover , perfect bound, printed in Canada In Stock Price: $24.99 CAD Are you ready for a unique teaching tool? Written by an experienced speech-language pathologist, these uproarious stories and engaging illustrations are certain to keep everyone laughing. "Ready for R" includes colour coded "R" word lists, fun and easy teaching tips, along with silly stories that will make students want to keep practicing. "Ready for R" is designed to spark speech, language and literacy development, inspire story-telling and encourage ESL students. |
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Fly Catcher Boy (Ages 4- 8 yrs and all early Japanese language learners)Author: Rebecca Kool Illustrator: David Namisato ISBN: 9781926691039 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 40 pages with full colour illustrations 8.5"W X 11"H Binding: Softcover , saddle stitched, printed in North America In Stock Price: $14.99 CAD Kenji is afraid of thunder. Alone in the house one stormy night, Kenji is startled by a noise outside. He finds a wet, miserable cat sitting on the doorstep and brings him inside to warmth and safety. After introductions to his grandmother the next morning, Kenji and his new friend set off on adventures in their small Japanese town.
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When Chickens Fly (Ages 4-8 yrs and chickens of any age!)Author: Kari-Lynn Winters Illustrator: Izabela Bzymek ISBN: 9781926691008 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 36 pages with full colour illustrations 8.5"W X 8.5 "H Binding: Softcover, saddle stitched, printed in North America In Stock Price: $12.99 CAD Esper Getz is no ordinary chicken. She dreams of being a free range aerialist and competing in the Snow Sports Competition. But will the Arranging Committee squash her dreams because she's JUST a chicken? Join Esper on this hilarious journey and find out what it really takes to be a winner! |
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aRYTHMÉtique (Ages 4-8 yrs)Translator: Christine Jutras-Tarakdjian Authors: (English versions): Tiffany Stone, Kari-Lynn Winters, Lori Sherritt-Fleming Illustrator: Scot Ritchie ISBN: 9780978435172 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 48 pages with full colour illustrations 8.5"W X 8.5"H Binding: Softcover, perfect bound, printed in North America In Stock Price: $14.99 CAD This is a French language version of aRHYTHMetic.
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Young Adult Novels
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Dead Frog On the Porch (Ages 8-12 yrs)Author: Jan Markley ISBN: 9781926691060 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 252 pages 5.5"W X 8.5H" Binding: Softcover , perfect bound, printed in Canada In Stock Price: $12.99 CAD Kids can change the world - even if it is one frog at a time. Sisters Cyd and Jane are propelled into an international plot involving evil scientists and giant, genetically stretched frogs. Will the twins win this hilarious race to save the frog kingdom? |
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It's All Greek to Me, Jack (Ages 8-12 yrs)Author: Dan Bar-el Illustrator: Mike Linton ISBN: 9781926691046 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 170 pages with B&W illustrations 5.5"W X 8.5H" Binding: Softcover , perfect bound, printed in Canada In Stock Price: $12.99 CAD The gods of Mount Olympus are bored. They want an adventure. They want a hero. They'll settle for Jack."For your information, I am not going on any epic journey. I am going home to my castle, where I wish to be left alone." (Jack) As usual, things don't go the way Jack has planned. Join Jack on his madcap adventure filled with crazy Greek gods, killer rocks, smelly birds, evil kings and at least one naked egg. Confused? Join the club. King Jack takes on Mount Olympus and this time ... well, he's clueless. |
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Terrific Tuesday (Ages 8-12 yrs)Author: Wendy Vale ISBN: 9781926691053 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 176 pages 5.5"W X 8.5H" Binding: Softcover , perfect bound, printed in Canada In Stock Price: $12.99 CAD When a lot of money disappears, the best class trip ever is about to be cancelled and your best friend's behaviour is very suspicious, what would you do? If you're Tuesday Somerville, you go after answers, even if the investigation will probably cost you your best friend and put your life in danger. |
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The Midnight Blue MarbleAuthor: Melanie Jackson Illustrator: Eleanor Rosenberg ISBN: 9781926691022 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November, 2009 Pages: 232 pages 5.5"W X 8.5"H Binding: Softcover , perfect bound, printed in North America In Stock Price: $12.99 CAD GLITTERING DEATH... 1793: French revolutionaries lop off the beautiful, if rather vacant, head of Queen Marie Antoinette. They claim the Queen squandered France's treasury to buy a sumptuous diamond necklace. Fast forward to the present: Vancouver history buff Ailie Mooney, 14, inherits from her eccentric great-uncle a packet of Marie Antoinette's letters - and a clue to the whereabouts of the infamous necklace's central stone, a.k.a., the Midnight-Blue Marble. There's a multi-carat problem, though. Someone wants to figure out the clue before Ailie does. Using Marie Antoinette's letters, our determined, if perpetually disorganized, sleuth must hunt down the diamond before she becomes the next murder victim in its ever-bloody saga. |
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A World of StoriesAuthors & Illustrators: (see product details) ISBN: 9780978435110 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: September 2008 Pages: 112 with Full Color Illustrations 11"W X 8.5H" Binding: Softcover with flaps, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $25.00 CAD A World of Stories is more than just a book. It is an international community of people coming together to celebrate literacy, and help bring awareness to important issues that affect people from all over the world. |
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The 13th Floor: Primed for AdventureAuthor: Crystal J. Stranaghan Illustrator: Izabela Bzymek ISBN: 9780978404703 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November 2007 Pages: 32 with Full Color Illustrations 10"WX 8"H Binding: Hardcover, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $19.95 CAD Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got into an elevator and pushed every single button? Penelope Jones does just that, and winds up on the 13th Floor of her grandmother's apartment building... |
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Faeries Are RealAuthor: Crystal J. Stranaghan Illustrator: Izabela Bzymek ISBN: 9780978404710 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November 2007 Pages: 32 with Full Color Illustrations 8"W X 10"H Binding: Hardcover, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $19.95 CAD They may look cute and cuddly but there is more to these faeries that you may expect. Poems describe the role of each faery in our world, and many teach subtle lessons while Izabela Bzymek's atwork will keep you entranced. |
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Grinelda the Mad HatterAuthor: Mary Jo Reinhart Illustrator: Paula Nathan ISBN: 9780978404772 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: November 2008 Pages: 36 with Full Color Illustrations 8.5"W X 8.5"H Binding: Softcover, saddle stitched, printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $11.99 CAD Grinelda is a creative young hat maker who dances to the beat of her own drum. Her classmates fail to appreciate her talents, until a school production of Cinderella gives her a chance to shine. |
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Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6Author: M.W. Penn Illustrator: Sarah Tommer ISBN: 9780978404727 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: September 2007 Pages: 32 with Full Color Illustrations 10"W X 8"H Binding: Hardcover, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $19.95 CAD "King Sidney is silly, he only eats 6," but the time comes when Chef Brolly puts his foot down and Sidney must find a way to get what he wants without driving everyone in the palace crazy! |
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The Red Gumboot Storytime Coloring BookAuthors & Illustrators: (see product details) ISBN: 9780978435127 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 108 with Black & White Illustrations 8.5"W X 11"H Binding: Softcover, perfect bound, printed in USA. In Stock - View Sample Price: $14.99 CAD The Red Gumboot Storytime Coloring Book is a collection of 5 great stories that are entertaining, fun and inspirational. Illustrated in black & white by 5 different illustrators and doubles as a coloring book! |
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Vernon & the SnakeAuthor: Crystal J. Stranaghan Illustrator: Eleanor Rosenberg ISBN: 9780978404796 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: September 2007 Pages: 24 with Full Color Illustrations 8"W X 10"H Binding: Hardcover, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $19.95 CAD A fun story with a twist: this book can be read from the front or the back! Decide which version of the story you want to hear - Vernon's or The Snake's - and then enjoy a tale brought to life by Eleanor's wacky illustrations. |
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aRHYTHMeticAuthor: Tiffany Stone, Kari-Lynn Winters and Lori Sherritt-Fleming Illustrator: Scot Ritchie ISBN: 9780978435158 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 48 with Full Color Illustrations 8.5"W X 8.5"H Binding: Softcover, perfect bound printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $14.99 CAD A book (and a half!) of poetry about math. Kittens plus puppies plus shapes to explore. Add bison, a princess and dragons galore. Seven math poems with a rhythmical beat equal fun that will bounce you right out of your seat! |
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Math & Poetry Fun With Sidney the Silly & FriendsAuthor: M.W. Penn Illustrator: Sarah Tommer ISBN: 9780978404734 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 112 Black & White Illustrations 8.5"W X 11"H Binding: Softcover, perfect bound, printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $11.99 CAD Enter Sidney the Silly's world where Math + Poetry = FUN! Based on the award winning book "Sidney the Silly Who Only Eats 6" by M.W. Penn & Sarah Tommer, this workbook is 100+ pages of rhymes, games, math and poetry. |
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Then It RainedAuthor: Crystal J. Stranaghan Illustrator: Rosa Espadaler ISBN: 9780978404789 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: September 2007 Pages: 24 with Full Color Illustrations 8"W X 10"H Binding: Hardcover, library binding, printed on recycled paper in Canada In Stock - View Sample Price: $19.95 CAD Then it Rained is a triumphant story of one child's determination to challenge conventional wisdom, make his voice heard and live his life to the fullest - whatever the weather! |
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Filthy Franny and the 4 Faery FleasAuthor: M.W. Penn Illustrator: Mike Linton ISBN: 9780978435165 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 36 (8.5" W X 8.5" H) Binding: Softcover, saddle stitched, printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $11.99 CAD Franny likes to swing from tree limbs, chase lizards and play in mud, but she doesn't like to take baths. She wishes for a Faery Godmother to whisk her away to far off lands. See where fates sends her! |
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ADDverseAuthor: M.W. Penn Illustrator: Malgorzata Slicszniak-Swirszcz ISBN: 9780978435196 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 34 with Full Color Illustrations 8.5"W 8.5"H Binding: Softcover, saddle stitched, printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $11.99 CAD Farmer Yercle's Circles provides a visit to the Circle 8 - a farm where nothing is square or even oval. Peter Pattern explores the concept of repeating patterns in the world around us. |
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The Pirate Who Lost His AARRR!Author: Crystal J. Stranaghan Illustrator: Marcus Wild ISBN: 9781926691015 Publisher: Gumboot Books Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 44 pages, perfect bound, printed in USA Binding: Softcover, printed in USA In Stock - View Sample Price: $16.99 CAD A tale of pirates, betrayal, gold, a curse and second chances. How can ye resist? |
