Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

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nipêhon / I Wait

A quiet, gentle story about a family working together written in Cree and English.

A young child, her grandmother and mother are going out to pick wild yarrow. As Grandmother gets ready, the child and ...

What's My Superpower?

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for ...

Fired Up about Reproductive Rights

Decades after abortion was legalized and decriminalized in places like Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, why are we still fighting for reproductive rights? Shattering the myth that the ...

Princess Lila Builds a Tower

Princess Lila yearns to venture beyond the forest, which is off limits, explore her country and meet people her own age. Resourceful and ingenious, Princess Lila sets to work building a tower that extends ...

My Beautiful Birds

A gentle yet moving story of refugees of the Syrian civil war that illuminates the ongoing crisis as it affects its children and the reality of the refugee camps, where people attempt to pick up their ...

Will I See?

A graphic novel for teens about an ongoing national tragedy.

May, a young teenage girl, walks the city streets, finding keepsakes in different places along her journey. When May and her kookum make these ...

Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات

Stepping Stones tells the story of Rama and her family, forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home. With only what they can carry ...

Animals Illustrated: Narwhal

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 ...

Joseph's Big Ride

A refugee boy’s determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship.

Joseph wants only one thing: to ride a bike. In the refugee camp where he lives, Joseph helps one of the older boys ...

A Blanket of Butterflies

This stunning graphic novel explores the grace of family and of trusting the power of the spirit world.

A Blanket of Butterflies explores the journey of Shinobu, a mysterious stranger who visits Fort Smith, ...