Adventures in Solitude by Grant Lawrence, Harbour Publishing, 2010. BC Book Prize Winner. “A harrowing and hilarious tale of how a zit-ridden nerd survived hippie orgies, family fueds, and a rugged Canadian coastline that defeated one of history’s greatest explorers.” Michael Barclay, author, Have Not Been the Same. $26.95

A Year on the Garden Path, A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide, 2nd Ed., by Carolyn Herriot, Harbour Publishing, 2011. Full of seasonally-relevant, practical information, this weekly gardening guide can be picked up any day of the year for timely advice on how to create a beautiful, healthy ornamental landscape and food garden. $24.95

Women of Pender Harbour: Their Voices, Their History by Dorothy Faulkner, Elaine Park and Cathy Jenks with Pat Jobb, Maureen Wright and Karen Dyck, Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, 2010. “Women’s lives recounted in their own words are rare indeed. Women of Pender Harbour is a welcome exception, following forty remarkable everyday women across a century and more. These diverse women share their upbringing and first romances, their roles as wives, mothers, and fisherwomen, and their determination to build community....Women of Pender Harbour is an important slice of British Columbia history.” – Jean Barman, Professor emeritus of Educational History, UBC. - $50.00

Islands in the Salish Sea: A Community Atlas edited by Sheila Harrington and Judi Stevenson, Touchwood Editions 2007. BC Book Prize Finalist. “A visual delight and a unique and inspiring read.” - Westworld - $44.95

Helen McCall's Community Album, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives, 2003.  Helen McCall made a career for herself as the only commercial photographer in the seaside town of Gibsons, British Columbia during the mid-1920s, doing all sorts of photographic work out of her homemade darkroom with neither electricity nor running water. This book showcases a selection of Helen’s photographs, highlighting the Sunshine Coast communities and pioneering spirit which lives on to this day.  Hardcover, 90 pp.  - $24.95 

Rough and Ready Times: The History of Port Mellon by Ellen Frith with Peter Trower, Glassford Press, 1993.  This history of BC's longest-established pulp mill at Port Mellon, on Howe Sound, is both a tale of enterprise and of adventure. The lives and exploits of the people who gained a livelihood there, amid the malodorous rumblings and regurgitations of the industry's pioneer efforts, weave a story that details and defines the spirit of camaraderie as well as those feelings of affinity that are essential to the development of any community. Hardcover, 136 pp. - $16.00 

Fishing with Gubby, by Kim La Fave & Gary Kent, Harbour Publishing, 2010. A marvelously illustrated, authentic account of one season in the life of a salmon fisherman. “The book is better than fresh fish guts…SQUAK!” Cyril the Seagull. $19.95

The Doc’s Side, Tales of a Sunshine Coast Doctor, by Eric J. Paetkau, Harbour Publishing, 2011. Eric Paetkau is a born story teller, and here he tells true tales of his years as a GP and surgeon in rural BC. Both serious and humorous at times, he gives us a glimpse of what practicing medicine in coastal BC was like in the 60s, 70s and so on. It's a first-hand account of history and worth reading. $19.95 

The Sunshine Coast, From Gibsons to Powell River, 2nd Ed., by Howard White, Harbour Publishing, 2011. ”This beautiful coffee-table book was clearly a labour of love for its creators, BC historian and humorist Howard White and a group of talented photographers…it is an enticing introduction to the region and its history.” Canadian Book Review Annual. $34.95

Mini Card Making Kit - $9.90, Jumbo Natural Coloured Pencils - $9.90, The Little Drawing Kit - $9.90.

The Creature Creator Kit - $24.90; Good Things for Boys ( Contains: Balloon powered boat, Glider plane, Playing cards, Dominos, Juggling balls, Pad and pencil) - $29.90; Junior Gardening Set - $24.90

The Outdoor Explorer Kit (Contains: Magnifying bug box, Black drawstring backpack, Insect checklist, Coloured pencils, LED headlamp, AAA batteries, Magnifying glass, Observation journal, Instructions) - $44.90;  

Create 3D Stick Puppets (Contains: Puppet body & legs, Felt pieces, White craft glue, Assorted shapes & materials, Rhinestones, Acrylic paint, Assorted paint brushes, Buttons, Instructions) - $44.90