Primrose Squarp is an unconventional freckle-faced girl, who loves wacky foods (butterscotch noodle cookies, and waffles with everything). When her parents are lost at sea, Primrose adventures are just beginning with Miss Perfidy, her quirky Uncle Jack, and the snobby school counselor. A hilarious read, and a great British Columbia story. (Chapter book)

Discover one of Canada's best-loved artists, Emily Carr, who captured the majesty and mystery of British Columbia in her paintings. Immense cedar forests, shimmering sky, monumental totem poles, reflect Emily's kinship with her homeland. (Chapter book, illustrations)

When all was the world was in darkness, clever Raven stole the sun and gave it to the people. Raven flies to the shining house of the Sky Chief and tricks him into showing where the ball of light is hidden. Beautifully told, with fabulous illustrations.
(Picture book)

The songs of the frogs are silent, but one frog calls to the chief’s daughter to follow her under the lake. There, a house shakes with fire and smoke, and the girl meets Volcano Woman. Gorgeously illustrated. (Picture book)

A storm washes the Haida chief's son into a strange village, the realm of the killer whale people. Finely dressed people give the boy a blanket to wear, fish to eat, and they dance and feast, until the boy thinks of his own home. This is a gem. (Picture book)

Totem poles to color, cut out, and assemble, one from Totem Park at the University of British Columbia, the other, over 10 feet long, is a scale version of the tallest totem pole in the world. Plus how totem poles are carved, clan emblems and colors to use. (Oversize book)

The old-growth rain forests are home to a rare bear, the creamy white spirit bear. Discover the First Nation legends and rain forest habitat of this mysterious and rarely-seen bear, unique to British Columbia.
(Picture book)

"I followed the stars and the river's pull. I followed the salty air." Beautifully illustrated story of a coho salmon egg that hatches in fall, swims down river to the ocean in the spring, and returns to the creek to lay her own eggs. (Picture book)

Whisked back in time with a flying sled to the West Coast in 1778, Emily and Matt land in a Nootka village, where they dance at a potlatch festival, paddle in a canoe to hunt whales, and meet Captain Cook (Easy reader)

For more British Columbia adventures back in time: All Aboard!

A lyrical counting book of British Columbia in rhymes and pictures – a lonely lighthouse, sail boats on the breeze, children looking for treasure, seals in the bay, a pod of orcas – counting up, and down, at the end of a summer’s day. (Picture book)

British Columbia from A to Z in quick rhymes and fun facts, plus beautifully detailed illustrations.
"O is for the Ogopogo from the Okanagan Lake. Although the monster’s rarely seen, only few think he’s a fake" (Picture book)