Milway, Katie Smith. Illus.Eugenie Fernandes. One Hen. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2008.

Based on a true event, One Hen is the story of how a hen and a small loan changed the life of a boy and his community. Kojo and his mother live in poverty in Ghana, Africa. One day Kojo receives a very small amount of money. He uses the loan to buy a hen, and after a few months of selling eggs, he buys more hens.

Kaner, Etta. Have you ever seen an octopus with a broom? Illus. Jeff Szue. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2009.

It’s great to curl up and read a book with your little one(s), but it’s even better when you find great reads. Each month, we’ll share a Book of the Month recommended by the Okanagan Regional Library!

Check out September’s book – it’s an informational picture book in the Have You Ever Seen series introduces young readers to interesting facts about common animals.

Books for BC Babies (B4B) is urgently seeking financial support in order to continue operations. B4B is an early literacy and parenting program that seeks to address developmental challenges at the earliest stages in the lives of all BC children, including the twenty-nine per cent that arrive at Kindergarten developmentally vulnerable(1).  In order to operate in 2011, B4B needs to raise more than $250,000 through private donations or sponsorships before January.

B4B was launched in BC in 2005, and had been funded by the provincial government until recent cutbacks. The program is based on extensive research that supports the correlation between positive newborn environments and children’s future success rates. The program delivers learning resources directly to families of all newborns in BC and connects them to additional resources in their community. In 2009, more than 40,000 resource kits were distributed.