What Do We Eat?

By (author) Megan Clendenan
Illustrated by Meegan Lim
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity
Series: Orca Timeline

Every day, no matter where we are or where we need to go, humans need food.

Imagine carrying meals with you as you parachute into a war zone. Or trying to stay well fed while building the pyramids. People ...

Little By Little

By (author) Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor
Letterer Toben Racicot
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography

Michael might be young, but he’s got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows it’s right to help people when they need it—but what can he do when so many people need help?

When ...

Amazing L'nu'k

By (author) Julie Pellissier-Lush & Robin Grant
Illustrated by James Bentley
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Series: Amazing Atlantic Canadians Series

The newest installment in the celebrated illustrated series about Amazing Atlantic Canadians, featuring incredible Indigenous people.

Delve into the uplifting stories of the people of Mi'kma'ki in this ...

The Witness Blanket

By (author) Carey Newman & Kirstie Hudson
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada.

Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that ...

Sky Wolf's Call

By (author) Eldon Yellowhorn & Kathy Lowinger
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today.

How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? ...

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 ...

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 ...

Teatime Around the World

By (author) Denyse Waissbluth
Illustrated by Chelsea O'Byrne
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

This poetic picture book takes children of all ages on an adventure around the world to discover new cultures and friends through tea. Teatime Around the World welcomes the youngest of readers with simple, ...