Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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Lenny Moosecawitz - A Christmas Tale
by Richard Valentini
“Every moose in my herd always seemed to say, ‘That Lenny Moosecawitz should get out of the way.’ As a full-grown moose who’s strong as an ox, I’ll prove to those others that I can be tops.” Poor Lenny Moosecawitz just doesn’t fit in. When he’s...
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Fenn's Giant Blue Secret
A Story About a Brave Bear Trying to Find his Colour by Michele Doucette and Lindsay Bath
Fenn is a small brown bear who lives in a charming forest with all of his bear friends. One day, when Fenn is learning to roar, he discovers a shocking secret about himself—there’s a blue patch on his fluffy brown fur! Not wanting to be different...
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The Glass Child
by Fabel Smythe
The Glass Child tells the story of a rainbow child, full of colour and excitement. She has worlds within her mind and spreads her joy with others through speaking these stories to life. When the rainbow child was born, her family was enamoured...
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The Blind Princess Adventures
Sara Goes to School by Shawna Parsons
Sara is excited to take on her first day of school… but she’s also a little nervous. What if the other kids don’t like her? What if they think she’s too different? With her princess wand guide cane in hand, Sara will get to know her new school,...
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Kids Like Me
An Inclusive Character-Based Colouring Book by Melissa Deschênes
Kids Like Me is an inclusive, character-based bilingual French and English colouring book. It features detailed illustrations of diverse youth paired with simple, fun character stories. Kids are invited to colour pages and read about children...
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Searching for Grains
by Anna de Souza
Farmer Zee lived in an old farmhouse that looked like a small barn on a medium-sized hill in a large valley. Zee was a little different from his farmer neighbours. For one, he was a vegetarian farmer who eats grains. He also happened to be a...
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Miracle Milton and his Magic Legs
by Dustie Hall
When Milton is born, his legs are deformed and like wobbly noodles, and he can barely stand up on his own. But this horse is determined to see the world—and with the help of some magic legs, he might just get there! Milton has to spend the first...
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Otto's Corner
by JoAn Weissman
Everything is well on Otto’s corner until a problem arises. The problem grows. The adults as well as the children around Otto’s corner express their views about it. Can anyone solve this problem? Ideas to help to clear it, is not as easy as it...
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Scooper
by Katherine McCallum
Most children, at some point in their lives, wish they had a perfect pet to share their homes with. Scooper Cooper Rummage Dock Bizy Bee Baerg McCallum is just that pet for his human, Squirtee. The little hamster brings so much joy and...
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Just As I Am
The Kitten Within by Maria Hadjiapostoli
Abigail loves being just as she is everyday and everywhere! This book shows children big and small (including the inner child) how wonderful it is being just as you are. Just As I Am is a children's self-improvement book that is a fun read with...