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? ...

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 Grizzly Mother

By (author) Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Categories: Early years: time and seasons
Series: Mothers of Xsan

To the Gitxsan people of northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well ...

The Sockeye Mother

By (author) Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Series: Mothers of Xsan

To the Gitxsan people of northwestern British Columbia, the sockeye salmon is more than just a source of food. Over its life cycle, it nourishes the very land and forests that the Skeena River runs through ...

Animals Illustrated: Narwhal

By (author) Solomon Awa
Illustrated by Hwei Lim
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
Series: Animals Illustrated

Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s books on Arctic ...