Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories

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The Name I Call Myself

A sweet and moving picture book depicting Ari’s gender journey from childhood to adolescence in order to discover who they really are, made meaningful by self-acceptance and unconditional love.

Golden Threads

A beloved toy fox becomes lost, tattered, repaired, and loved for his imperfections. Golden Threads is inspired by the Japanese art form of kintsugi, or golden joinery, where broken pottery is repaired ...

Mama Bird Lost an Egg

Text by Evelyne Fournier
Illustrated by Chloloula
Translated by N. Penn
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction

Mama Bird is sad today. A little egg she was keeping warm has broken. With tenderness and compassion, her son, Gabriel, helps comfort her. A thoughtful picture book that explores the theme of miscarriage, ...

Nutcracker Night

Discover the sights, sounds, and magic of a night at the ballet that will prepare even the youngest of children for their first theatrical experience. Nutcracker Night is a celebration of a holiday classic ...

The House at the End of the Road

When two siblings and their cousin discover an old, seemingly-abandoned house down the road from Grandma’s, their summer takes a turn they never saw coming. This heartwarming picture book incorporates ...

Moon Wishes

In this timeless bedtime story, the moon’s luminous, watchful presence inspires wishes of hope and love, with dreamy watercolour illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Milan Pavlović.

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Dancing with Daisy

By (author) Jan L. Coates
Categories: Picture storybooks

When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. That’s fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer. Once, long ago, Grampy had a run-in with a ...

Last Wish of Sasha Cade, The

Raquel’s lifelong best friend, Sasha, has just died of cancer, and Raquel is overcome with grief … until she discovers that Sasha spent her final weeks planning an elaborate scavenger hunt for the ...

Grandmother’s Visit

Grace says goodbye to Grandmother in this touching book about love and loss. Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations show the love between a child and her grandmother in this story that will resonate with ...

Missing Mike

Wildfires are exactly that—surprisingly swift in creating panic and concern about family, home, and all the things one loves, including the family dog named Mike. When it’s time to evacuate, suddenly ...