Juvenile Nonfiction, Social Topics
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A Loud Whisper
An Oromo Story by Sheiko Nagawo
“A Loud Whisper” his very first children’s picture book is based on a true story of a boy born to a semi-nomadic family of 1950’s Ethiopia. The Oromo, a nationality to which the author belongs remains a marginalized majority in Ethiopia. As a...
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Forgotten
by Anica Letic
Wars have written history. Kings, lords and commanders destroyed and plundered lands, slaughtered people in order to glorify and celebrate themselves, gain lands or accomplish some exclusive ideas. Children were born and grew up in turmoil and...
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When Things Seem Odd
Polly and the Internal Guardian by Michael Joseph Legare
As you will discover by reading this book, the term “stranger danger” is not only misleading to children, it actually does more harm than good. By the constant reminder that a child encounters by media, adults and television programs about never...
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I am Just Like You
by Kelly Scrivener
This cheerful, positive story tells us of a little girl named Emily who appears to be different. But is she? Or, is Emily just like you? The story encourages preschool and primary aged children to see others in a different light. Through easy to...
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A Wind of Memories
by Aukje Huitema
This is a story about some exciting happenings in Aukje's childhood. They are memories that seemed to have guided her in her learning and questioning of life events as they happened year by year in the growing up time on her family farm. Aukje...
