Nice Try, Charlie! Illustrated eleven of Canada's top children's

eleven of Canada's top children's authors contribute stories of immigration

and Blaze call on their friends to help them in the battle against the powerful vulture Thorn

she no longer feels so alone

left home at age thirteen to provide for his family

Nice Try, Charlie! Illustrated eleven of Canada's top children'sA new picture book about friendship and community from Matt James, acclaimed author and illustrator of The Funeral. With his cart full of treasures and big green hat, Charlie is a neighborhood fixture. When he finds a pie, he sets off to find the owner and helps some friends along the way. Poignant and funny, this story is an ode to resourcefulness and the compassion that turns neighbors into friends. Charlie and his friends might not have much but