Juvenile Nonfiction, Social Topics, New Experience
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The Great Pause
Perseverance Through the Pandemic by Julia Manini and Anne-Joyelle Occhicone
The Great Pause is a children’s picture book that honours the magnitude of the pandemic experience and its shared impact. With the book’s themes of perseverance, patience, gratitude, mindfulness, and compassion, it reflects on the human...
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Nana in the Box
by Julie Glover
This is a story of a grandmother and grandbaby who get to know each other through video calls for the first eight months of the baby's life, due to restrictions on travel as a result of the pandemic. The calls are made daily, and Nana and baby...
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Nana in the Box
by Julie Glover
This is a story of a grandmother and grandbaby who get to know each other through video calls for the first eight months of the baby's life, due to restrictions on travel as a result of the pandemic. The calls are made daily, and Nana and baby...
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All About the Intensive Care Unit
How to Prepare Kids for an ICU Visit by Alexandria Friesen and Morgan Livingstone
It is normal to feel worried or afraid if you know someone who is in the intensive care unit (ICU). This book will help prepare children and youth for what to expect if they have a family member or loved one in the ICU. Simple language and...
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Bonga Bonga & Grandpa
Lucky the Hamster by Geoffrey B. Haddad
When Grandpa’s neighbour goes on holidays and asks him to take care of her pet hamster, Lucky, Bonga Bonga is beyond excited when Grandpa asks for her help. Drawing on his childhood experiences with guinea pigs and rabbits, and the neighbour’s...
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But Why
A Virus Story About Feelings by Cassie St Amand
Everything has changed overnight, and Rabbit has a lot of BIG emotions to understand. There’s a virus spreading all around the world, and Rabbit wants to know why. By asking questions of Mom, Rabbit uncovers something magical and powerful: all...
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The Little Boy From Jamaica
A Canadian History Story by Devon Clunis and Pearlene Clunis
To the young child holding this book in your hand. Do you believe someone just like you could become a history maker? I believe you can. Read this story and discover how Devon, a little boy from Jamaica, became a Canadian history maker. You will...
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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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