Alone Together

Par (auteur) Petti Fong
Illustré par Jonathan Dyck
Catégories: Émotions (Jeunesse)
Séries: Orca Think

The world is facing an epidemic of loneliness.

The COVID-19 pandemic taught us new words, like isolation, quarantine and social distancing. In places like the UK and Japan, governments have appointed ministers ...

We Need Everyone

Par (auteur) Michael Redhead Champagne
Illustré par Tiff Bartel
Catégories: Enjeux intimes et sociaux (Jeunesse)

Everyone has a gift. Every gift is different, and every gift is special. Our world needs you to share your gift.

What is your gift? How can you use your gift to help others?

We Need Everyone empowers children ...

The Basketball Game

Par (auteur) Hart Snider
Illustré par Sean Covernton
Catégories: Histoire (Jeunesse)
Séries: National Film Board of Canada

Warning: This book, which is based on a true story, has depictions of anti-Semitism and contains racial stereotypes and hateful language. It is intended for an audience of 12 years and older.

Healing ...

The Witness Blanket

Par (auteur) Carey Newman & Kirstie Hudson
Catégories: Les gens et les lieux (jeunesse)

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 ...

Growing Up Trans

Édité par Lindsay Herriot & Kate Fry
Catégories: Enjeux intimes et sociaux : aspects de l’homosexualité et des LGBT+ (Jeunesse)

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 ...

Finding Home

Par (auteur) Jen Sookfong Lee
Illustré par Drew Shannon
Catégories: Migrations et réfugiés (Jeunesse)
Séries: 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 ...

The Bare Naked Book

Par (auteur) Kathy Stinson
Illustré par Melissa Cho
Catégories: Enjeux intimes et sociaux : aspects du corps et de la santé (Jeunesse)

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.

The Wall and the Wind

Par (auteur) Veselina Tomova
Catégories: Migrations et réfugiés (Jeunesse)

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. ...

International Day of the Girl, The

Par (auteur) Jessica Dee Humphreys & Rona Ambrose
Illustré par Simone Shin
Catégories: Fêtes et célébrations (Jeunesse)
Séries: CitizenKid

Celebrated every October 11th, the United Nation’s International Day of the Girl was created to increase awareness of issues that affect girls and encourage progress toward gender equality. Nine stories ...

Golden Threads

Par (auteur) Suzanne Del Rizzo
Illustré par Miki Sato
Catégories: Émotions (Jeunesse)

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 ...