A post for the contest with an illustration by Sid Sharpe of a pigeon standing on a stack of books with a shop local banner in its mouth.

[text in image] Prizes. This year, CIBA is giving away five gift cards to Canadian independent bookstores. Four readers will win $200 each to a CIBA member bookstore of their choice. One very lucky winner will win the grand prize of $1000 to their favourite CIBA member bookstore

[text in image] Contest rules. 1. Buy books from your favourite indie. Every book purchased from any Canadian independent bookstore on April 25 is worth one entry. 2. Fill out the contest form. The link to our entry form will be active on the IBca website between 12am AT on Saturday, April 25 and 11:59PT on Friday May 1. Proof of purchase is required

Each book purchased in our store or through our website on Canadian Independent Bookstore Day gives you a chance to enter CIBA's Contest for Books Lovers. Books with Canadian authors count double!

Details: www.indiebookstores.ca/cibd-contest/

Plan your purchases here: www.runningthgoat.com

A poster for the event. [text in image] Saturday, April 25 10am - 5pm. 15% off all books in-store and online. We’ll have visiting authors throughout the day, door prizes, giveaways, a chance to win free audiobooks, and more! Each book purchased gives you a chance to win $1000 to spend at your local indie with CIBA's Contest For Book Lovers. 50 Cove Rd, Tors Cove.

A poster for the author signing by Aaron Tucker, Bushra Junaid, and Sharon Bala from 11:00 - 1:00, with photos of the authors.

A poster for the author signing by Helen Escott and Malcolm Kempt from 1:30 - 3:00, with photos of the authors.

A poster for the author signing by Darren Ivany and Dave Paddon from 3:30 - 5:00, with phots of the authors

THIS SATURDAY: Celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day with us in Tors Cove!

Time your visit so you can get a book signed by one of the fabulous authors we have visiting, or just stop by any time between 10am and 5pm to take advantage of our sale!

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A page from Puffin Circus 1 2 3. Eight puffins in blue shorts spinning in hula hoops. Four hare hanging from the ceiling, the other four are rolling across the ground.

The kiddos will love counting these puffins as they swing, bounce, roll, juggle, and clown their way through the puffin circus!

Ask for PUFIN CIRCUS 1 2 3 at your local bookstore, or find it at www.runningthegoat.com

#KidLit

A review quote on an illustration from A Little Halwa And a Big Family. The illustration shows an Afghan mother in the kitchen, reaching out towards her son who is bringing her a a jar of sugar. [text in image] “A Little Halwa and a Big Family serves up a very satisfying read-aloud selection perfect for sharing. Egyptian-Canadian Sahar Abdallah’s textured pastel illustrations on earth-toned craft paper capture the bustling activity in the kitchen.” ~Linda Ludke, Canadian Children’s Book News

Lovely to see A LITTLE HALWA AND A BIG FAMILY included in Canadian Children’s Book News’s "We Recommend: March 2026"

You can read the review here:
kidsbooknews.ca/blogs/review...

Ask for this sweet story at your local bookstore, or find it at www.runningthegoat.com

#KidLit

A photo of Veselina, a woman with short curly black hair, standing in front of the welcome sign for the book fair.

Running the Goat's display of kids books

Marnie and Veselina are all set for the first day of the Bologna International Children's Book Fair!

"A dog is one thing that'll always get ya on the go!"

Join Jack and his dog Kevin-Phonse on their journey in Andy Jones's fabulous folk tale Jack, King of Ashes.

You can find the book and audiobook on our website: www.runningthegoat.com

An illustration by Bill Pechet from Hare B&B. Harry, a hare in blue overalls and square glasses, is doing a presentation for her seven younger siblings. She is using a pointer to show things on a giant poster explaining a work plan, that assigns tasks to everyone in the family. Other posters show a picture of the room, a media campaign, and a financial plan.

Seven is a LOT of siblings. Luckily Harry’s younger siblings are happy to lend a hand at the B&B.

Read the hilarious story about the importance of a good plan for a family business in HARE B&B.

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An illustration by Manon Gauthier from All of Us. A white cockatoo with a yellow feather on its head. It is standing on a branch, turning to look at the viewer with big round eyes

The illustrations in ALL OF US are extremely charming cardboard and paper collages that all use the same base shape that represents the animal cell.

After they’ve enjoyed the book, your kids can use the form included in the back to make their own animal creations!

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We've got all the books we carry on our website and it's very easy to navigate. You can search for a specific title, or browse books by category.

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Don't see the book you want on our website? Drop us a line. We're always happy to order a book in for you, if we're able.

An illustration from The Wall and The Wind. A woman black hair and a red dress rides a giant fish in the ocean. She has been painted onto a map, so that she fills up most of the ocean between two land masses. The land has been decorated with trees and exotic buildings

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to Veselina Tomova, artist, author, graphic designer, and all-around wonderful person!

You can find some of the fabulous work she’s done with us here:
runningthegoat.com/collections/...

A poster for the sale. Text in image is repeated in the post, against the backdrop of a piece of stained glass by Urve Manuel

It's National Poetry Month!

We're offering 10% off all poetry books in-store and online to celebrate.

Visit the shop Friday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4, or shop online at www.runningthegoat.com

Jack’s a kind-hearted fellow, but even he can’t pass up the perfect opportunity for a few gentle pranks!

You’ll have to listen to the rest of the audiobook to find out how the pranks, and his adventure to THE QUEEN OF PARADISE’S GARDEN, turn out.
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A stack of paperback books. They are Little Spoons; Home; Do You Remember Being Born?; THe Girls of Belvedere; Nurse Fortescue & Doctor Paddon; The Art of Getting Lost and Found; and In Search of Adventure: 70 years of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador.

More new arrivals in our Tors Cove shop!

Find them all in-store Friday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4.

An illustration by Bill Pechet from Lola Flies Alone. A signal person on the tarmac looks at six curvy mermaids in an inflatable wading pool, that sits in the way of an airplane, ready to take off

Sigh. Mermaids on the tarmac. This long-suffering airport employee has seen it all. Luckily, Lola is on the impacted flight, and can use her mermaid eyes to ask them to move along.

See what other skills Lola uses to help her flight go smoothly in LOLA FLIES ALONE.

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146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on this day in 1911. The bosses responsible were never held accountable for the awful working conditions that sparked the blaze. Remember this today as politicians and their corporate backers attack workplace safety.

Did you know that you can preorder books through your indie bookstore? It's a great way to support both the author and the shop!

And when you preorder audiobooks on Libro, they'll appear in your app immediately on release day 💓

Two puffins on a tightrope. They are both wearing little blue hats. One is wearing a giant light blue tie, and holding an orange and blue umbrella, the other is wearing a dark blue ruff around its neck

Two puffins balancing!

Find out what the rest of this passel of performing puffins is getting up to in PUFFIN CIRCUS 1 2 3, Lori Doody’s adorable new board book.

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#KidLit

An illustration by Radha Joshi Raulgaonkar from When the Banyan Sways. Bhootram, a blue, cloud-like ghost, sits under a banyan tree holding a brown spotted dog with a curly tail. Bhootram is wearing a thick gold necklace and thick gold bracelets. He has a red bindi on his forehead. He looks very upset as he tries to straighten the happy dog’s tail. A single pink curly toed shoe rests on the ground next to him.

Tired of always being on the back foot, Kalia the shoemaker enlists a dangerously efficient ghost to help him and then needs to find work to keep it busy, so he and his family don’t get eaten in ‘A Curly Tale’, one of four wonderful Indian folktales in WHEN THE BANYAN SWAYS.

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A photo of Running the Goat's wooden road sign. A smaller sign with an image of a hand points towards the shop door.

Rows of full bookshelves inside the shop

Our sign has re-emerged from the snowbank! Follow the manicule inside for great books.

We're open Friday - Sunday, 10:30-4, otherwise by chance or appointment.

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A hedgehog with a small bow tie squints at his alarm clock. The clock reads 5:05am

Don’t worry Wilhelm, we’re all a little discombobulated by the time change today!

Illustration by Anna Sarvira from WILHELM, THE HEDGEHOG.
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[text in image] We'd pass girls picketing everywhere we went. I should say about that, I think. How "girls" was a word we sued for ourselves. It was a word we were proud of, a word that held us together, even though some of us were beyond "girls" when it came to age. Reen, of course, but all sorts of others. Still, there were so many of us that were younger. Me. Angelika, Rebekkah, Paolina, Rachele. So many of us that were not even twenty yet. And how else would we call ourselves" Wasn't men that were filling those great sewing rooms, was it? It wasn't. Wasn't at all.

A vintage photo of a row of smiling women protesters from 1910. They are wearing long skirts, coats, and several o them have fashionable big-brimmed hats

TO SEE THE STARS is a powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl from outport Newfoundland as she finds her voice amid the early workers' rights movement in 1900's New York.

A moving tribute to the women of that era, and a great read for #InternationalWomensDay.

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An illustration by Bill Pechet from Hare B&B. Harry, a hare in blue light overalls and square glasses, stands in a doorway holding a tray with a white bowl and pitcher on it. There is a stopwatch hanging at her waist. A smaller hare peeks around the doorframe into the room.

Harry here to remind you that the clocks are hopping forward tomorrow morning.

She's a strong proponent of planning ahead and recommends resetting yours before you go to bed tonight to avoid confusion.

The cover of The Degrees of Barley Lick by Susan Flanagan, against a black and white photo of an old-growth forest

Need something to read while traveling? No need to fill your backpack with heavy books.

THE DEGREES OF BARLEY LICK is just one of the great ebooks we have available through our website: runningthegoat.com/collections/...

Part of an illustration from Puffin Circus 1 2 3. Three puffins juggling. They are all wearing bowties and born hats with colourful ribbons above the brim. One is juggle bowling pins, one is juggling balls, and one is juggling blue rings with a puffin outside of the frame

Did you know that one collective noun for a group of puffins is a circus? Lori Doody took that as inspiration for her latest book, a counting board book for her littlest readers: PUFFIN CIRCUS 1 2 3!

Ask for it at your local independent bookstore, or find it at www.runningthegoat.com

#KidLit

An illustration by Manon Gauthier from All of Us. A cardboard and paper collage of animals on the savannah. There is an antelope, a warthog, a rhinoceros, an elephant, a wildebeest, and two birds. They all have round staring eye looking out at you, and heads or bodies made from a large oblong shape.

An illustration of an animal cell, showing its internal structure. It is the same oblong shape used for the animal's heads and bodies.

On #WorldWildlifeDay, pick up a copy of Manon Gauthier's ALL OF US, which cleverly celebrates biological diversity and the animal cell that links us all, through charming collage illustrations of animals from around the world.

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Jon Stewart on MAGA’s deranged Olympic victory lap after Team USA beat Canada

An illustration by Denise Gallagher from Peg Bearskin. Peg and the prince holding hands, leaning towards each other and smiling. They are both similarly square-faced, with messy hair and hairy arms. There is a castle in the background

It’s #TellAFairyTaleDay!

With text transcribed from a live storytelling event, it’s no wonder that reading PEG BEARSKIN feels like having someone tell you a story.

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#KidLit

An illustration by Lori Doody from Paint the Town Pink. A busy sidewalk in front of the storefront for Some Saucy. All the people on the sidewalk are wearing different colours of pink shirts, dresses and pants. One window of the shop has pink suits in it, the other has fancy pink dresses. Both widows are decorated with plastic lawn flamingos. A pink flaming stands on the store's front step watching all the people walk past

Rose the flamingo and her St. John’s neighbours will be wearing pink this #PinkShirtDay as a reminder to everyone to embrace each other’s differences and be kind to one another.

An illustration by Brita Granström from Seasons Before The War. A painting of three children in winter gear stand in a doorway, looking out at the snow

When Bernice Morgan and her siblings were little, winter meant a lot time inside playing and reading by the stove, or bundling up to make snowmen and forts in the field. Read about how children played in 1930's St. John's, season by season, in SEASONS BEFORE THE WAR.

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A screenshot of the review of All of Us [text in image] All of Us, by award-winning writer and illustrator Manon Gauthier, is a celebration of the cell (the smallest part of all living things), From snow leopards , penguins, and polar bears, to our human families, the cell connects all of us. The simple text in this book is accompanied by quirky paper-collage illustrations. On close inspection, young readers will notice that each illustration has an element of design that highlights this cellular connection. All of Us is a delightfully creative non-fiction book that ends with suggestions for how students can use collage to explore their own creative process. Available in English and French, this book would be of interest to students aged 5 to 8 and accessible to young readers aged 7 and 8

Lovely to see ALL OF US included in Canadian Teacher Magazine's list of books for World Wildlife Day!