Books published by publisher Tradewind Books

This contemporary story of the true friendship between two girls is set in Vancouver’s Commercial Drive neighborhood. Shu-Li’s parents run a local Chinese deli and much of the story revolves around food. There is a helpful compendium of recipes at the end of the book for kids to try out. Beautifully illustrated throughout with line drawings. Paul Yee is the recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Ghost Train and the City of Vancouver Book Award for Saltwater City. He has authored numerous books for young people, including The Jade Necklace and The Bone Collector’s Son. Paul is a leading chronicler of the Chinese immigration experience in Canada. Shaoli Wang is the talented illustrator of the BC Book Prizes short-listed picturebook Bamboo.

On a school trip to the museum, Matthew has an eerie meeting with Peter Glimmer, who was imprisoned in his own portrait by his uncle, the villainous alchemist, Nicolaas van der Leyden. Peter Glimmer entrusts Matthew with recovering from the past the one thing that can save the world. Encountering magic, mayhem and murder, Matthew ends up in a desperate race back through time in order to save the future.

Eric isn’t happy when he has to spend the summer with his eccentric father, Septimus Trinket, in the backwater village of Middle Wogglehole, deep in the heart of rural Derbyshire. And things are not quite what they seem to be in the isolated village: mysterious happenings have plagued Middle Wogglehole for years. After they discover Septimus’s shocking secret, Eric and his friend Jessica must fight for their lives against powerful evil forces, in a world very different from their own.

Shu-Li and Diego tells the story of how these two classmates meet the challenge of taking care of Baxter, a neighbor's dog. The two friends face disaster when Baxter runs away and they have to break the news to its owner. Paul Yee is a recipient of Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. Shaoli Wang is the illustrator of Paul Yee's Bamboo, a finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In Crocs at Work, the team that created the children’s Crocodiles Play! and Crocodiles Say… tackle the world of work―again with laughs and poetry. “Clear, cheerful colors, a sunshiny atmosphere and a pleasant, wicked ebullience make a perfect story-time choice.” ―Toronto Star “Reminiscent in tone of the 1958 classic What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin and Maurice Sendak, this happy double message gives child readers plenty of freedom to create their own alliances.” ―Quill & Quire

The legendary crystal ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of Atlantis, was believed to have been endowed with incredible powers. In the ancient civilization's destruction, the mask was thought to have been shattered and irretrievably lost, eventually being forgotten. Long considered to be a mere myth, the mask's crystal fragments have now been found and the mask of Kulkaan reassembled, with deadly consequences for all mankind. In a desperate race against time, Josh and Erica must prevent the mask from falling intact into the hands of the shadowy Crystalline Order to save the world from catastrophe.

This humorous story is about a fictional incident in the childhood of the Mexican revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata. After Emiliano's pony is stolen, he manages to track down the bandits and recover his horse. Emilie Smith lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She wrote this story with her friend, Margarita Kenefic Tejada, who lives in Guatemala. They met in a Mexican village about a day's horseback ride from Emiliano Zapata's home. Stefan Czernecki lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has visited Mexico many times.

While exploring a medieval archaeological site containing the ruins of an ancient abbey, Annie discovers the long-forgotten tomb of Lady Isabella Devereaux, who had been condemned to death as a heretic. When Annie picks up a mysterious amulet that she finds in the tomb, she is suddenly hurtled back to the Middle Ages, encountering sorcery, treachery, treason and the ghastly horrors of the Black Death.