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Unnatural Selections
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Pierre
Pratt
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belongs to:
Dear Reader,
There’s nothing like turning the pages of an exciting new book to inspire
the love of reading and the imagination. And this story, Doors in the Air
does just that. It’s about a boy who is enchanted by doors and how they
can lead him on many fantastic journeys—especially the ‘doors in the
air’ because they are the doors of his imagination and lead him to so
many interesting places.
As part of our own efforts to support children’s literacy programs across
the country, TD Bank Group is thrilled to present a copy of Doors in the
Air to every Grade One student in Canada as part of the TD Grade One
Book Giveaway program.
In addition to exploring the new places in this book, remember your
local library is another exciting place where you and your whole family
can discover the magical world of books.
Have fun reading!
Bharat Masrani
Group President and CEO
TD Bank Group
For more information on all TD supported reading initiatives, see
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The Canadian Children s Book Centre
O
ver 500,000 Grade One students across Canada will receive a copy of this book, Doors in the Air, through
the annual TD Grade One Book Giveaway Program, administered by the Canadian Children’s Book
Centre (CCBC) and funded by TD Bank Group.
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not-for-profit organization that promotes the reading,
writing and illustrating of Canadian children’s books. The CCBC provides programs, resources, materials and
activities that are used by teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and parents.
Dear Students and Parents,
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is proud to partner with the TD Bank Group to give you Doors in the
Air, this year’s selection, as part of the national Book Giveaway program. Please take the book home with you
to read with your parents. We think you will all love this book that will take you to worlds of imagination and
opportunity.
We hope that you and your parents will also take the time to read some of the great Canadian, award-winning
books listed in the back of this book. For more information on and access to resources or programs promoting
reading, go to www.bookcentre.ca and www.tdreads.com.
Happy reading!
Charlotte Teeple
Executive Director
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Best Books for Kids & Teens is the CCBC’s semi-annual selection guide to the best new Canadian books,
magazines, audio and video. Each year, hundreds of recently-published books and other resources are evaluated
and selected by jury committees from across the country. The magazine highlights the best Canadian books
to buy, borrow and read, making it a terrific resource for anyone who wants to make informed selections for
young readers.
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illustrators, profiles publishers and bookstores, informs and updates readers about issues affecting children’s
education and reading, and provides information and news about the world of children’s books in Canada.
The CCBC organizes TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, the largest annual celebration of Canadian books
and readings in schools and libraries across Canada. Each spring, during TD Book Week, Canadian authors,
illustrators and storytellers travel across the country, from coast to coast and up to the Arctic, visiting schools,
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including the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for the most distinguished English- and Frenchlanguage books of the year, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian
Children’s Non-Fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, the John Spray
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please visit our website at www.bookcentre.ca.
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Special edition prepared for the TD Grade One Book Giveaway Program.
This edition is published by special arrangement with the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
and TD Bank Group for free distribution to Grade One children across Canada.
Text copyright © 2012 by David Weale
Illustration copyright © 2012 by Pierre Pratt
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or
otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
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www.bookcentre.ca
Orca Book Publishers
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Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens Corporation
Also available in French: Des portes dans les airs
isbn (English) 978-0-929095-90-5
isbn (French) 978-0-929095-47-9
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Weale, David, 1942-, author
Doors in the air / written by David Weale ; illustrated by Pierre Pratt.
Published by special arrangement with The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
and TD Bank Group for free distribution to grade one children across Canada.
Originally published: Victoria, BC : Orca Book Publishers, 2012.
isbn 978-0-929095-90-5 (pbk.)
I. Pratt, Pierre, illustrator II. Canadian Children’s Book Centre, issuing body III. Title.
ps8595.e15d66 2014 jc813’.54 c2014-902100-3
To Chloe and Violet —DW
Doors
in the Air
written by
illustrated by
David Weale
Pierre Pratt
My house has a roof
To keep out the weather
And walls on the sides
To hold it together
Windows for light
Closets for clothes
A spooky old cellar
Where nobody goes
Three beds, one tub
Some tables and chairs
And a small place for brooms
tucked under the stairs
There are baskets and boxes
Big bowls and books
And a long skinny mirror
Where Mom always looks
There’s an attic for trunks
A porch with a mat
Two hooks on the wall
For my coat and my hat
There are bedrooms and halls
Ceilings and floors
But what I like best
In my house are the doors
There’s a door at the front
A door at the back
And a door to my room
I keep open a crack
If it weren’t for doors
Without any doubt
I’d have to stay in
Or I’d have to stay out
I’d be trapped in one place
Like a fish in a bowl
A bird in a cage
Or a post in a hole
Stuck, stuck
That’s what I’d be
Stuck in one place
Like a tamarack tree!
But doors open wide
To let me pass through
Like rain down a spout
Or smoke up a flue
Doors, doors
That’s all I know
Look for the doors
Wherever you go
Just close your eyes tight
And reach out your hand
Then slip through a door
To a faraway land
Doors in the darkness
Doors in the deep
A door to your dreams
When you drift off to sleep
The dream doors you open
So tall and so wide
Are doors to the castle
You have waiting inside
Doors are super surprising
Splendiferous things
And when I pass through one
It’s this that I sing:
Oh sesame, sesame
East of me, west of me
Sesame, sesame, snap!
You are, you see,
The silver key
To open up the lock
Oh sesame, sesame
Wrinkles and recipes
Tickedy, tackedy, tock!
Doors in the air
Doors in the air
There’s one over here
And one over there
So if you feel blue
In a sad, soggy space
Imagine a door
To a happier place
Fly off to the moon
It’s not very far
Remember, you don’t
Have to stay where you are
Oh sesame, sesame
East of me, west of me
Sesame, sesame, snap!
You are indeed
A silver key
So all you need to do
Is open a door
To a shimmering shore
And go sailing right on through
David Weale is a folk historian and a popular
storyteller and stage performer. He is the editor of
Red magazine and has written thirteen books, four
of which are for children. David co-created and
wrote The True Meaning of Crumbfest, an animated
Christmas special for children, seen in more than
twenty-five countries around the world, as well as
Eckhart, an animated tv series for children. He is
the father of five children and presently lives in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Pierre Pratt studied graphic design at Ahuntsic
College in Montreal. Since 1990, he has illustrated
(and also written) close to fifty books for children.
He has won several prizes, including the Governor
General’s Award of Canada three times, a Golden
Apple and a Golden Plate in Bratislava, a Totem at
the Montreuil Salon du Livre in France, a UNICEF
Prize in Bologna, the Boston Globe-Horn Book
Award, the Elizabeth Mazrik-Cleaver Prize, the Mr.
Christie Book Award and the TD Canadian Children’s
Literature Award. In 2008, he represented Canada
for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
,
2013 Award – winning Children s Books
Dear Reader, here are some other great Canadian children’s books.
The ones with a star («) are suitable for readers ages 4 to 7.
Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in
Book Design in Canada
(First Prize) Julie Morstad. How To. Designer: Robin Mitchell
Cranfield. Vancouver: Simply Read Books, 2013.
(Second Prize) Jennifer Lloyd. Murilla Gorilla, Jungle Detective.
Illustrated by Jacqui Lee. Designer: Naomi MacDougall.
Vancouver: Simply Read Books, 2013.
(Third Prize – tie) Julie Flett. Wild Berries. Designer: Robin
Mitchell Cranfield. Vancouver: Simply Read Books, 2013.
(Third Prize – tie) Signe Sturup. Circles of Round. Illustrated
by Winnie Ma: Designer: Winnie Ma. Vancouver: Simply Read
Books, 2013.
AMELIA FRANCES HOWARD‑GIBBON
ILLUSTRATOR’S AWARD
« Soyeon Kim. You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey. Toronto:
Owlkids Books Inc., 2012.
Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s
Literature
Lisa Harrington. Live to Tell. Toronto: Dancing Cat Books, 2012.
ARTHUR ELLIS BEST JUVENILE CRIME AWARD
Shane Peacock. Becoming Holmes: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His
Final Case. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2012.
AURORA AWARDS
Charles de Lint. Under My Skin. Toronto: Razorbill, 2012.
BLUE SPRUCE AWARD
« Martin Springett. Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story.
Photographs by Isobel Springett. Toronto: Puffin Canada, 2012.
BOLEN BOOKS CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE
Polly Horvath. One Year in Coal Harbour. Toronto:
Groundwood Books, 2012.
Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit
Literature
(First Prize) Richard Wagamese. Indian Horse. Vancouver:
Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
(Second Prize) Tara Lee Morin. As I Remember It. Penticton,
BC: Theytus Books, 2012.
(Third Prize) James Bartleman. As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Toronto: Random House of Canada, 2011.
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver CANADIAN
PICTURE BOOK Award
Julie Morstad. How To. Vancouver: Simply Read Books,
2013.
CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOOK OF THE
YEAR FOR CHILDREN AWARD
Susin Nielsen. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen.
Toronto: Tundra Books, 2012.
GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL
FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Elizabeth Stewart. The Lynching of Louie Sam. Toronto:
Annick Press, 2012.
CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION YOUNG ADULT
BOOK AWARD
Martine Leavitt. My Book of Life by Angel. Toronto:
Groundwood Books, 2012.
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARDS
(Illustration) Matt James. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers.
Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2013.
(Text) Teresa Toten. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Toronto:
Doubleday Canada, 2013.
CBA LIBRIS AWARDS
« (Picture Book) Jon Klassen. This Is Not My Hat. Somerville,
MA: Candlewick Press, 2012.
(Young Readers) Kenneth Oppel. Such Wicked Intent. Toronto:
HarperCollins Publishers, 2012.
CHOCOLATE LILY YOUNG READERS’ CHOICE
AWARD
« (Picture Book) Tom Saunders. I Want to Go to the Moon.
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent. Vancouver: Simply Read
Books, 2011.
(Novel) Julie Lawson. Ghosts of the Titanic. Toronto: Scholastic
Canada, 2011.
CHRISTIE HARRIS ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE PRIZE
« Alan Woo. Maggie’s Chopsticks. Illustrated by Isabelle
Malenfant. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2012.
DIAMOND WILLOW AWARD
Jonathan Auxier. Peter Nimble and his Fantastic Eyes. Toronto:
Puffin Canada, 2011.
First Nation Communities Read
Richard Wagamese. Indian Horse. Vancouver: Douglas &
McIntyre, 2012.
JOE SHUSTER AWARDS / THE DRAGON AWARD
(COMICS FOR KIDS)
Jo Rioux. The Golden Twine. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2012.
JOHN SPRAY MYSTERY AWARD
Elizabeth Stewart. The Lynching of Louie Sam. Toronto:
Annick Press, 2012.
LILLIAN SHEPHERD MEMORIAL AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN ILLUSTRATION
Brenda Jones. I is for Island: A Prince Edward Island Alphabet by
Hugh MacDonald. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2012.
MANITOBA YOUNG READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Chris McMahen. Box of Shocks. Victoria: Orca Book
Publishers, 2011.
MARILYN BAILLIE PICTURE BOOK AWARD
« Cary Fagan. Mr. Zinger’s Hat. Illustrated by Dušan
´cToronto: Tundra Books, 2012.
Petricic.
ˆc
ALBERTA CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT BOOK
OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ross McIntyre. From Blue to Red. Banff, AB: Tiberius
Publishing, 2012.
HACKMATACK CHILDREN’S CHOICE BOOK
AWARD
(English Fiction) Catherine Austen. 26 Tips for Surviving
Grade 6. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2011.
(English Non-Fiction) Tanya Lloyd Kyi. 50 Poisonous
Questions: A Book With Bite. Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird.
Toronto: Annick Press, 2011.
Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish
Book Awards
Sharon E. McKay. Enemy Territory. Toronto: Annick Press,
2012.
McNALLY ROBINSON BOOK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
AWARD
Kevin Marc Fournier. The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City.
Winnipeg: Great Plains Teen Fiction, 2012.
MONICA HUGHES AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION
AND FANTASY
Rachel Hartman. Seraphina. Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2012.
INFORMATION BOOK AWARD
Hadley Dyer. Potatoes on Rooftops: Farming in the City.
Toronto: Annick Press, 2012.
NATIONAL CHAPTER OF CANADA IODE VIOLET
DOWNEY BOOK AWARD
Michael Bedard. The Green Man. Toronto: Tundra Books,
2012.
IODE Jean Throop Book Award
Andrew Larsen. In the Tree House. Illustrated by Dušan
Petricic.
ˇ ` Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2013.
NORMA FLECK AWARD FOR CANADIAN
CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION
Deborah Ellis. Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a NeverEnding War. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2012.
Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for
Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Paul Blackwell. Undercurrent. Toronto: Doubleday
Canada, 2013.
SHEILA A. EGOFF CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE PRIZE
Caroline Adderson. Middle of Nowhere. Toronto:
Groundwood Books, 2012.
R. ROSS ANNETT AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE
« Joan Marie Galat. The Discovery of Longitude. Illustrated by
Wes Lowe. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 2012.
SHINING WILLOW AWARD
« Martin Springett. Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story.
Photographs by Isobel Springett. Toronto: Puffin Canada,
2012.
RED CEDAR BOOK AWARD
(Fiction) Sara Leach. Count Me In. Victoria: Orca Book
Publishers, 2011.
(Non-Fiction) Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Last Airlift: A
Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War. Toronto: Pajama Press,
2011.
SILVER BIRCH AWARD
(Express) Brit Trogen and Kari Trogen. Margaret and the
Moth Tree. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2012.
(Fiction) Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Making Bombs for
Hitler. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2012.
(Non-Fiction) Rob Laidlaw. No Shelter Here: Making the
World a Kinder Place for Dogs. Toronto: Pajama Press, 2011.
RED MAPLE AWARD
(Fiction) Wesley King. The Vindico. New York: G.P. Putnam’s
Sons, 2012.
(Non-Fiction) Bill Swan. Real Justice: Fourteen and Sentenced
to Death — The Story of Steven Truscott. Toronto: James
Lorimer, 2012.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARD
Ellen Schwartz. The Case of the Missing Deed. Toronto:
Tundra Books, 2011.
RUTH AND SYLVIA SCHWARTZ CHILDREN’S
BOOK AWARD
« (Picture Book) Aubrey Davis. A Hen for Izzy Pippik.
Illustrated by Marie Lafrance. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2012.
(YA-Middle Reader) Susin Nielsen. The Reluctant Journal of
Henry K. Larsen. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2012.
Saskatchewan Book Awards
Alice Kuipers. 40 Things I Want To Tell You. Toronto:
HarperTrophyCanada, 2012.
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY BOOK AWARD
Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone. Dirty Science: 25
Experiments with Soil. Illustrated by Lorenzo Del Bianco.
Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2013.
SNOW WILLOW AWARD
Susin Nielsen. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen.
Toronto: Tundra Books, 2012.
STELLAR BOOK AWARD
Moira Young. Blood Red Road. Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2011.
SUNBURST AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
CANADIAN LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC
Rachel Hartman. Seraphina. Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2012.
TD CANADIAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD
Polly Horvath. One Year in Coal Harbour. Toronto:
Groundwood Books, 2012.
WHITE PINE AWARD
Jeyn Roberts. Dark Inside. New York: Simon & Schuster
Books for Young Readers, 2011.