Les gens et les lieux (jeunesse)
The Just Right Gift
Migisi loves his Gookom. Can he find the perfect gift to show her how much? The Just Right Gift is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, wisdom, ...
The First Day
Makwa has to go to a new school… and he doesn’t want to. How will he face his first day? The First Day is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, ...
Singing Sisters
Ma'iingan knows she is a very good singer. Conflict erupts when her little sister wants to sing just like her. Singing Sisters is one book in The Seven Teachings Stories series. The Seven Teachings of ...
Dreaming in Indian
A collection truly universal in its themes, Dreaming in Indian shatters commonly held stereotypes and offers insight into a community often misrepresented by the mainstream media. Contemporary Native artists, ...
This One Summer
Winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration
Rose and Windy are summer friends whose families have visited Awago Beach for as long as they can remember. But this year is different, ...
Anna Carries Water
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning ...
Brilliant!
Did you know that cars can run on french-fry grease or that human poop can be used to provide power to classrooms? Kids in Mexico help light up their houses by playing soccer, and in the Philippines, ...
Raven Brings the Light
In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven’s skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into ...
Escape to Gold Mountain
Winner, Chinese American Library Association Best Book Award winner (Fiction)
The history of Chinese immigration to Canada and the US over the past 100-plus years has been fraught with sadness and indignity; ...
Owls See Clearly at Night/Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer
This picture book is a small glimpse, from A to Z, of some of the sights and sounds of the Michif language and its speakers. The language of the Métis, Michif is a combination of French and Cree with ...