6.
Series:
Phoenix ani’ Gichichi-i’/Phoenix Gets Greater
Dual-language edition in English and Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
Hardcover
Marty Wilson-Trudeau
9781772603248
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 23, 2023
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance—ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is. Based on the childhood experiences of her son, Phoenix, Marty Wilson-Trudeau demonstrates the difference that a loving and supportive family ca...
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7.
Series:
Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
Paperback
Jessica Outram
9781772603187
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
May 16, 2023
It's the summer of 1914. Eight-year-old Bernice lives with her family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. One day Bernice wakes up to find a stranger named Tom Thomson sleeping in their living room. When she overhears him talk about gold on a nearby island, Bernice is determined to find it. Inspired by her beloved Mémèr’s stories of their Métis family’s adventures and hardships, Bernice takes the treasure map the stranger left behind and sets out in a rowboat with nothing more than her two dogs for company and the dream of changing her family’s fo...
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8.
Series: Adventures of Salma
Salma Makes a Home
Hardcover
Danny Ramadan
9781773217611
$24.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
May 09, 2023
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma’s dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her baba–but she’s also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares m...
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9.
Series: Adventures of Salma
Salma Makes a Home
Paperback
Danny Ramadan
9781773217628
$9.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
May 09, 2023
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma’s dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her baba–but she’s also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares m...
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10.
Series:
Vee in Between
Hardcover
Valerie Kaiyang Wood
9781772603101
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 09, 2023
Vee’s favorite bedtime story is the night she met her parents. When Vee was nine months old, they flew to China to bring her home. But when she struggles to keep up in Chinese dance class and a woman at the grocery store makes Vee feel like she doesn’t belong, her white parents don’t always understand. Vee wants to embrace every part of herself, but it’s hard when it feels like she has to choose. With help from another adoptee, can Vee find a way to celebrate being in between?
11.
Series:
I Am BIG
Hardcover
Itah Sadu
9781772603125
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 02, 2023
In the middle of the ice, a young Black hockey player finds joy in his talent and confidence in the cheers of his family, his coach, and the other players. Their support gives him the power to face down those who see him as a threat and to focus on the thrill of the game.
12.
Series:
The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen
Hardcover
Nadia Devi Umadat
9781772603149
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 02, 2023
A little girl sees her mother’s fear when war comes to their home. Fear is replaced with hope when they board a huge, shiny airplane. When it lands, they are somewhere new, and slowly, it comes to feel like home. There are many new experiences, like the beautiful, fluffy snow. And the shrill school bell that reminds the little girl of the noises of war her family left behind. But with time and love, her family embraces their new life, and it is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen.
21.
Series:
Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)
Hardcover
SJ Okemow
9781773217406
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 23, 2023
A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants—the dandelion.Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones reminds us that we are not defined as others see us. Following our young protagonist and the dandelions through the seasons, we are reminded that we are resilient, we are healers, we are funny, and we are loved.
26.
Series: The Nguyen Kids
The Mystery of the Painted Fan
Hardcover
Linda Trinh
9781773217710
$24.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Apr 25, 2023
The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series’ exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist.BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN Excerpt:When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Nội help me?Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby of the family. He is ready to fully express himself in all of the ways that feel right to him, but no...
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27.
Series: The Nguyen Kids
The Mystery of the Painted Fan
Paperback
Linda Trinh
9781773217727
$8.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Apr 25, 2023
The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series’ exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist.BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN Excerpt:When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Nội help me?Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby of the family. He is ready to fully express himself in all of the ways that feel right to him, but no...
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28.
Series:
Kai's Tea Eggs
Hardcover
Karina Zhou
9781551529097
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Apr 11, 2023
An endearing and beautifully illustrated children's book about learning to embrace our heritage and celebrating what makes us unique. Multicultural Day is coming up at school, and Kai is nervous about sharing her family's Chinese food with her classmates. Kai's mother is excited about making some special dishes, but Kai doesn't like feeling different from everyone else. Upset, she runs off on her own and meets Ming the dragon, who takes her on a magical journey to explore different parts of Chinese culture - especially all the delicious food!...
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40.
Series:
Walking Together
Hardcover
Elder Dr. Albert D. Marshall
9781773217765
$23.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 04, 2023
This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk—or Two-Eyed Seeing in the Mi’kmaq language—as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher. A poetic, joyful celebration of the Lands and Waters as spring unfolds: we watch for Robin's return, listen for Frog's croaking, and wonder at maple tree's gift of sap. Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing, the gift of multiple perspectives, and the Mi’kmaw concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, pre...
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48.
Series:
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
Hardcover
Nancy Cooper
9781771475150
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 15, 2023
Busy beavers have a family reunion in this story that celebrates Indigenous perspectives It’s a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears. Lively, immersive illustrations show Amik and her cousins as they search the woods for Nishiime. Each creature they encounter, introduced to readers using their Anishinaabe names, reveals how beavers help the forest community....
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49.
Series:
How to Be Human: A Bear’s Guide
Hardcover
Sophia Kolinas
9781771474948
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 15, 2023
A bear and a girl form an unlikely friendship as they show each other the important things in life Once there was a bear who lived in a forest and did all the regular bear things. But as his home and the world around him change—fewer fish, fewer trees, and less quiet—he notices how tricky his life is becoming to maintain. The sensible thing to do is adapt, so the bear enlists the help of a little girl and asks her to teach him how to be human. The unlikely duo works together to master the art of being human, but when the bear heads to the city ...
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50.
Series:
Dounia and the Magic Seeds
Hardcover
Marya Zarif
9781771475235
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 15, 2023
When fleeing her war-ravaged home, a young girl brings four magic seeds to help her family on their difficult journey Dounia loves her home in Aleppo, Syria, and all of its wonderful smells, sights, and traditions. But when war breaks out, Dounia and her grandparents must flee their home to find safety. Before they go, their neighbor reads their future in a cup of coffee and sees a long, difficult journey ahead, and a blue house waiting at the end. With only a bird carved from Aleppo soap and four little baraké seeds in her pocket, Dounia and h...
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60.
Series:
The Most Amazing Bird
Paperback
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
9781773214177
$10.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 18, 2023
A young girl discovers nature’s surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she’s surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one kind—the tulugarguat, the ravens. They’re the ugliest birds that Aggaataa has ever seen. They look like they slept in their coats—coats that don’t even fit! However, as the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular. As the seasons change in full, th...
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