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Series: First West Coast Books A Is for Anemone A First West Coast Alphabet Board book Roy Henry Vickers 9781550179477 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 1 - 3 May 29, 2021

With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, and a simple rhythmic text, this sturdy board book introduces the alphabet using iconic imagery of the West Coast, creating a book that will be cherished by young readers and their families. Starting with colourful sea anemones waving in the ocean current, and closing with a snoozing grizzly bear (Zzz), this board book supports both early literacy and children's awareness of the natural world. Publishers Weekly described Vicker’s previous collaboration with Ro... + Read More
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Series: The Malaika Series Malaika’s Surprise Hardcover Nadia L. Hohn 9781773062648 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Mar 01, 2021

When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her mother will forget about her. But a surprise arrives on Malaika’s birthday that gives her more reason to celebrate her family’s love. It’s summertime, and Malaika and Adèle are enjoying playing carnival in their bright costumes, dancing and laughing in the sunshine. But when Mummy announces that they will soon have a new baby brother or sister, Malaika is unsure how to feel about another change in her family. Will Mummy forget about me? Back at school... + Read More
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Series: Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book about the Seasons Hardcover Brittany Luby 9781773063263 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Mar 01, 2021

An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem. In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings. We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other anim... + Read More
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Series: The Most Amazing Bird Hardcover Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak 9781773214184 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Nov 10, 2020

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... + Read More
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Series: A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night Hardcover Allison Ofanansky 9781773063973 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 27, 2020

Set in Morocco, this sweet story of friendship and shared customs between a Jewish family and their Muslim neighbors provides a great introduction to the Moroccan Jewish holiday of Mimouna. It’s Mimouna — the Moroccan Jewish holiday that marks the end of Passover, and when blessings are given for a year of prosperity and good luck. Miriam wants to help her mother make the sweet moufletot pancakes they always eat at their Mimouna party, but after following the rules of Passover, they don’t have any flour in the house! So Miriam’s mother takes he... + Read More
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Series: The Name I Call Myself Hardcover Hasan Namir 9781551528090 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Oct 01, 2020

A sweet and moving picture book depicting Ari's gender journey from childhood to adolescence in order to discover who they really are. Meet Ari, a young person who doesn't like to be called by their birth name Edward: "When I think of the name Edward, I imagine old kings who snore a lot." Throughout this beautiful and engaging picture book, we watch Ari grow up before our very eyes as they navigate the ins and outs of their gender identity; we see how, as a child, they prefer dolls and princess movies, and want to grow out their hair, though t... + Read More
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Series: The Paper Boat A Refugee Story Hardcover Thao Lam 9781771473637 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 15, 2020

Named a best picture book of 2020 by Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, New York Public Library, the Globe and Mail, CBC, and the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books — a heartfelt and personal immigration story by critically acclaimed author Thao Lam New from Thao Lam, the award-winning author of picture books My Cat Looks Like My Dad, Wallpaper, and Skunk on a String, comes a personal story inspired by her family’s refugee journey. In The Paper Boat, Thao’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escap... + Read More
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Series: My Day with Gong Gong Hardcover Sennah Yee 9781773214290 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Sep 08, 2020

A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can’t take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals he’s been paying more attention than she thought. With lighthearted, expressive illustrations by E... + Read More
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Series: Swift Fox All Along Hardcover Rebecca Thomas 9781773214481 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Sep 08, 2020

What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family? When Swift Fox’s father picks her up to go visit her aunties, uncles, and cousins, her belly is already full of butterflies. And when he tells her that today is the day that she’ll learn how to be Mi’kmaq, the butterflies grow even bigger. Though her father reassures her that Mi’kmaq is who she is from her eyes to her toes, Swift Fox doesn’t understand what that means. Her family welcomes her with smiles and hugs, but when it’s t... + Read More
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Series: If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden Hardcover Kay Weisman 9781554989706 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 01, 2020

Discover the wonder of ancient sea gardens on the Northwest Coast Sea gardens have been created by First Peoples on the Northwest coast for more than three thousand years. These gardens consist of stone reefs that are constructed at the lowest tide line, encouraging the growth of clams and other marine life on the gently sloped beach. This lyrical story follows a young child and an older family member who set out to visit a sea garden early one morning, as the lowest tides often occur at dawn. After anchoring their boat, they explore the beach,... + Read More
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Series: Qinuisaarniq Reflections from Them Days (English) A Residential School Memoir from Nunatsiavut English Edition Paperback Nellie Winters 9781774502075 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 11 - 14 Jul 09, 2020

When Nellie Winters was 11 years old, she was sent to attend the Nain Boarding School, a residential school 400 kilometres from her home. In this memoir, she recalls life before residential school, her experiences at the school, and what it was like to come home. Accompanied by the author’s original illustrations, this moving, often funny memoir sheds light on the experiences of Inuit residential school survivors in Labrador.
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Series: Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781777009137 $15.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 12 Jun 30, 2020

Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past is the 4th book in the Spirit Bear series. For the past 13 years, Spirit Bear has been working hard to make sure First Nations children get the help they need when they need it so they can grow up safely with their families, get a good education, and be healthy and proud of who they are. It’s been a long journey, and Spirit Bear needs a vacation! He and his family set out for Songhees and Esquimalt territories (Victoria, British Columbia) for their holiday adventure. Along the way, they see a statue of... + Read More
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Series: Nibi is Water Board book Joanne Robertson 9781772601329 $10.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Apr 14, 2020

A first conversation about the importance of Nibi, which means water in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), and our role to thank, respect, love, and protect it. Babies and toddlers can follow Nibi as it rains and snows, splashes or rows, drips and sips. Written from an Anishinaabe water protector’s perspective, the book is in dual language: English and Anishinaabemowin.
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Series: Kamik Kamik Takes the Lead English Edition Paperback Darryl Baker 9781772272666 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 7 Apr 07, 2020

Jake and Kamik are finally ready to run their first dog sled race with a full team! But there is a lot to do to prepare, and Jake must follow his uncle’s lead if he and his dogs are going to be ready for the early spring race. Kamik Takes the Lead is the fourth installment in the Kamik series of books following Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story, Kamik’s First Sled, and Kamik Joins the Pack. Books in this series share traditional dog-rearing practices and dog-training techniques from the remote community of Arviat, Nunavut, through the life memories ... + Read More
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Series: We Are Water Protectors Hardcover Carole Lindstrom 9781250203557 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Mar 17, 2020

Winner of the 2021 Caldecott MedalNew York Times BestsellerInspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America,We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade.Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all . . .When a black snake threatens to destroy the EarthAnd poison her people’s water, one young water protectorTakes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacr... + Read More
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Series: Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) Hardcover Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton 9781773213514 $21.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Mar 10, 2020

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature, w... + Read More
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Series: Like the Moon Loves the Sky (Mommy Book for Kids, Islamic Children's Book, Read-Aloud Picture Book) Hardcover Hena Khan 9781452180199 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 10, 2020

A lyrical and heartwarming celebration of a mother's love for her children by the award-winning author ofGolden Domes and Silver Lanterns.In this moving picture book, author Hena Khan shares her wishes for her children: "Inshallah you find wonder in birds as they fly. Inshallah you are loved, like the moon loves the sky." With vibrant illustrations and prose inspired by the Quran, this charming picture book is a heartfelt and universal celebration of a parent's unconditional love.• A reassuring bedtime read-aloud for mothers and their children.... + Read More
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Series: Salma the Syrian Chef Hardcover Danny Ramadan 9781773213750 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 10, 2020

Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up Mama. All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn’t know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers at the Welcome Center are happy to lend a hand—and a sprinkle of sumac. With creativity, determination, and charm, Salma brings... + Read More
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Series: Woke A Young Poet's Call to Justice Hardcover Mahogany L. Browne 9781250311207 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 10, 2020

"This collection of poems by women of color covers topics relating to social justice, activism, discrimination and empathy, focusing on the need to speak out and inspiring middle-graders." -VogueWoke: A Young Poet's Guide to Justice is a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists.Historically poets have been on the forefront of social movements.Wokeis a collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and... + Read More
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Series: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring Hardcover Kenard Pak 9781250151728 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Feb 18, 2020

In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, a young boy observes how the season changes from winter to spring in Kenard Pak'sGoodbye Winter, Hello Spring.As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows—spring is on its way!Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds, they say goodbye to winter and welcome ... + Read More
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Series: Black Is a Rainbow Color Hardcover Angela Joy 9781626726314 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jan 14, 2020

A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.Red is a rainbow color.Green sits next to blue.Yellow, orange, violet, indigo,They are rainbow colors, too, butMy color is black . . .And there’s no BLACK in rainbows.From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped ... + Read More
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Series: A Voice Named Aretha Hardcover Katheryn Russell-Brown 9781681198507 $24.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Jan 07, 2020

From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life.Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend. But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along.Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages across the world. When she moved to New York C... + Read More
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Series: The Fierce 44 Black Americans Who Shook Up the World Hardcover Robert Ball 9781328940629 $25.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 12 Dec 24, 2019

A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents forty-four of America’s greatest movers and shakers, from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball. Meet forty-four of America’s most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Each s... + Read More
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Series: Zora! The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Paperback Dennis Brindell Fradin 9780358097464 $15.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 12 Dec 17, 2019

Zora Neale Hurston was confident, charismatic, and determined to be extraordinary. As a young woman, Hurston lived and wrote alongside such prominent authors as Langston Hughes and Alain Locke during the Harlem Renaissance. But unfortunately, despite writing the luminary workTheir Eyes Were Watching God, she was always short of money. Though she took odd jobs as a housemaid and as the personal assistant to an actress, Zora often found herself in abject poverty. Through it all, Zora kept writing. And though none of her books sold more than a tho... + Read More
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Series: Spirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams Based on a True Story Paperback Cindy Blackstock 9781775191490 $15.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 12 Nov 30, 2019

Spirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams is the 3rd book in the Spirit Bear series.Spirit Bear is on his way home from a sacred ceremony when he meets Jake, a friendly dog, with a bag full of paper hearts attached to wood stakes. Jake tells Spirit Bear that school children and residential school survivors will plant the hearts when a big report on residential schools called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC for short) is shared. The TRC will have Calls to Action so we can all help end the unfairness and make sure this generat... + Read More
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Series: What the Eagle Sees Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal Paperback Eldon Yellowhorn 9781773213286 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 11 Nov 12, 2019

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds.” —Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible “victory” was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle I... + Read More
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Series: I Am Perfectly Designed Hardcover Karamo Brown 9781250232212 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Nov 05, 2019

I Am Perfectly Designedis an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix's hit seriesQueer Eye, and Jason Brown—featuring illustrations by Anoosha Syed.In this empowering ode to modern families, a boy and his father take a joyful walk through the city, discovering all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other."With tenderness and wit, this story captures the magic of building strong childhood memories. The Browns and Syed celebrate the special bond between ... + Read More
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Series: When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall Hardcover Jean Reidy 9781250127129 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Nov 05, 2019

When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall is a charming rhyming picture book celebrating the fun of snow and the coziness of winter.Find a frosty window./ Watch the flakes fall./ Look! The snow is deeper than my toes are tall.With young, rhyming verse and bright illustrations, Jean Reidy and Joey Chou captures the joy and excitement of a big snowfall. As the snow climbs over a boy's toes, ankles, shins, and boots, there's more and more fun to be had—snowmen, sledding, snow angels, and, finally, a cup of hot cocoa by a warm fire.
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Series: My Rows and Piles of Coins Paperback Tololwa M. Mollel 9780358124474 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Oct 15, 2019

“I emptied my secret money box, arranged the coins in piles and the piles in rows . . .” The market is full of wonderful things, but Saruni is saving his precious coins for a red and blue bicycle. How happy he will be when he can help his mother carry heavy loads to market on his very own bicycle—and how disappointed he is to discover that he hasn’t saved nearly enough! Determination and generosity are at the heart of this satisfying tale set in Tanzania and illustrated with glowing watercolors that capture the warmth of Saruni’s family and the... + Read More
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Series: Arvaaq Books Inuit Clothing Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Bilingual edition Board book Inhabit Education 9780228702931 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Oct 01, 2019

Let’s look at Inuit clothing! This book features high-contrast images of traditional and modern Inuit clothing, such as parkas, kamiit, and amautiit.
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Series: Little Guides to Great Lives Maya Angelou (History Book for Kids, Biography Book for Children) Hardcover Danielle Jawando 9781786275073 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11 Oct 01, 2019

This Maya Angelou children's book is a perfect introduction to one of the world's most famous writers.Maya Angelou was an African–American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and a long list of plays, films and television shows. Never taking 'No' for an answer, Maya used her voice and her art to overcome prejudice and difficulty and to become an inspiration to those around her and to future generations.Her story is a rich and remarkable one – a tale... + Read More
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Series: Patience, Miyuki (intergenerational picture book ages 5-8 teaches life lessons of learning how to wait, Japanese art and scenery) Hardcover Roxane Marie Galliez 9781616898434 $25.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in the critically acclaimedTime for Bed, Miyuki, anxiously awaits the opening of one sleepy flower. When, on the first day of spring, the flower still hasn't bloomed, Miyuki begins a frantic search for water to wake it up. Her grandfather gently encourages her to sit and watch with him, as she learns the important lesson that good things come to those who wait.
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Series: Arvaaq Books Shapes and Patterns Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Bilingual edition Board book Olivia Chan 9780228702948 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Oct 01, 2019

Let’s look at shapes and patterns! This book features a variety of fun shapes and patterns.