Growing Up Trans

Edited by Lindsay Herriot & Kate Fry
Categories: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+

What does it mean to be young and transgender today?

Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience ...

My Very Own Garden

By (author) Nicholle Carrière
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Gardening

Kids love playing in the dirt, so why not focus their play by helping them create their own special garden. They will love to plant the seeds, watch them sprout and then enjoy the fruits of their labours. ...

Finding Home

By (author) Jen Sookfong Lee
Illustrated by Drew Shannon
Categories: Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees
Series: Orca Think

People have always searched for a place to call home. In this book we explore the history of human migration, the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and the stories of people who have ...

Journey Around the Sun

By (author) James Gladstone
Illustrated by Yaara Eshet
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system

This story of Halley’s Comet, told from the comet’s own perspective, ties the history of the renowned astronomical phenomenon of Halley’s return every 75 years with our own human history. A variety ...

The Bare Naked Book

By (author) Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by Melissa Cho
Categories: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health

In this revised edition, The Bare Naked Book is ready to meet a new generation of readers while beautifully showcasing the diverse range of all body types from gender, age, disability, and more.

Treaty Words

By (author) Aimée Craft
Illustrated by Luke Swinson
Categories: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members

Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author’s note at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book ...

I'm Finding My Talk

By (author) Rebecca Thomas
Illustrated by Pauline Young
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

Former Halifax Poet Laureate and second-generation residential school survivor Rebecca Thomas writes honestly and powerfully in this companion piece to Rita Joe's I Lost My Talk. Includes vibrant illustrations ...

I Lost My Talk

By (author) Rita Joe
Illustrated by Pauline Young
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

Rita Joe's powerful poem is presented anew in this children's picture book with illustrations from Pauline Young. A story of recovering what was lost in residential school, I Lost My Talk will raise conversation ...

The Wall and the Wind

By (author) Veselina Tomova
Categories: Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees

In the middle of the twentieth century, in the middle of Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures far and near. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams. ...

My Beloved Tales

Categories: Children’s, Teenage and Educational

Box Set with four casebound padded books with five spreads. | A child-friendly format, this box set contains four easy-to-manipulate books with their favourite classic stories. | Pinocchio, Little Red ...