Books published by Wood Islands Prints

This illustrated collection of rhyming poems by two young girls about the problems of choosing a pet is hilarious. Included are elephants, spiders, a giraffe, owls, dolphins, dragons, squirrels, tigers, snakes, porcupines, parrots, fish, goats, bears, and cats. The short poems are rhyming and have consistent meter.. The mixed media illustrations use paint and fabric.

This poem about foxes on Prince Edward Island is a somewhat whimsical descrition of the very abundant foxes found on the island. It is brightly illustrated with full-page pictures for each stanza or pair of lines.This story is a tribute to our ancestors, both mine and the foxes. There once was a fox farm on Panmure Island, and the foxes still roam on this beautiful island, where their ancestors used to be.My ancestors, the Panmure Island and Georgetown MacDonalds, once lived on the island, where they owned a large parcel of land. On a portion of that land now stands the Panmure Island Lighthouse, tall and majestic, on the eastern shore of Prince Edward Island.The Panmure Island Lighthouse is owned and operated by a community of volunteers, who want to preserve the history of this historical piece of paradise.

This superbly illustrated children's book recounts in poetic form the effort of Louie the Loon to reach the moon. The very experienced illustrator has created an image of a comic loon who won't give up and the author's simple poetry can lead both the reader and a young audience smoothly along on this fantastic journey, with the end being that the 'man in the moon' must now be renamed the 'loon on the moon'!.

This third collection of stories and poems by Prince Edward Island authors includes more pieces than ever before by more authors, and is a wide-ranging set of voices relating both personal and historic information about this island in Atlantic Canada. This is the first collection with full colour pictures.

In this fourth book about the Prince Edward Island donkey, his stable becomes the setting for the Christmas Play by the children of the nearby school. Tom Rath tells the story in simple short lines and Katie Townshend's illustrations, following in the tradition of a different illustrator for each book in the series, add brilliant colour to the book.

In the vivid colors of his own acrylic painted illustrations, Loman Bell tells the second story of his Old Glory series. We follow the ship as it departs from its home harbor on Prince Edward Island, Canada and undertakes a long voyage in the tradition of the wooden sailing ships of the 1800s. As the ship braves fierce winds as well as severe cold, we can imagine some of the hardships sailors endured back then...only this voyage ends well!

In this third Donkey Oatie book, beautifully illustrated by Christine Gaudet, the story begins with he and his friends standing around under a big maple tree watching the rain fall. As it slows, a rainbow draws them out and they take a trip of discovery around the field. Mice, rabbits, crows and cows all go on the trip and they discover frogs and mouse holes. Oatie returns to his shed at the end to dream of the oats his farmer is going to bring.

In this second book of the series Donkey Oatie encounters human friends with painted nails, braids, and body piercings and starts to imagine how he would look, but the shock of imagining the net effect convinces him he would prefer to remain "a good-looking and happy little donkey." Again Tom Rath provides a cute story with a message and Ian provides captivating illustrations.

This is the first story about Donkey Oatie, who lives on Prince Edward Island, and should be very happy. But he is, shall we say, wistful. Why? Donkey Oatie has a dream - he would like to be a cow. Struggling to fit in with the cows, he finds that his natural instinct to protect them from predators brings him acceptance. This is the first in a series of Donkey Oatie Adventures, written for young readers and to read aloud by Tom H. Rath and illustrated in full color by Gregory MacAdam.

This brilliantly illustrated children's book recounts the story of a small red marble won by an older brother in a contest and loved by his younger sister. Lost while at sea, the marble is churned up by the sea for decades until discovered as sea glass on the shore of Prince Edward Island by the girl, now a grandmother, who shares the story with her grandchildren.

Here is a children's book about sailing ships of a bygone era. It is about a voyage on an old sailing ship of the 1800s braving the waves and weather to bring back cargo, including presents for children at Christmas. Of particular note are the many brightly-colored paintings created by the author for the illustrations.

This third book in Loman Bell's OLD GLORY series continues the journeys with his bold, hand painted illustrations and simple poetic text. It is a highly colorful fictional description of a square-rigged sailing ship of a previous century making a trip to exotic places around the world intended for children, although the illustrations are fascinating in their own right.