Picture Books
Celina is a young Mohawk girl who moves to her mother’s home reserve. She is teased by her classmates who tell her that she is not Mohawk and does not belong because she has blond hair and blue eyes. Celina starts to believe her classmates and decides not to dance at an upcoming Pow Wow. But her great-grandmother helps Celina understand that being Mohawk is not about how she looks but about what she feels in her heart. When the drumming starts at the Pow Wow, Celina decides to dance after all.
A beautifully illustrated story, I Like Who I am explores issues of bullying and belonging as Celina looks for acceptance in her new community.
Bathtime is more fun when you use your imagination! What adventures will you go on when Jim the hippopotamus joins in on bathtime today?
Tammy, the smallest dolphin in her family, is teased by her brothers and sisters for being so little and not being able to jump and dive like the rest of them. But when her family is in trouble, she’s the only one who can help them. Join Tammy as she finds the courage to face her fears and save her family.
For his tenth birthday, a little dog Jax makes a wish for a giant hot dog, and is surprised when his wish comes true! But his giant hot dog dream becomes a problem when he eats so much his belly aches and nightmares of hot dog thieves keep him up at night. How will Jax keep his hot dog safe?
To show her mom that she’s ready to get her own dog, Katie spends a crazy day dog-sitting.
Join Katie as she takes care of Max, Precious, Princess, Pinky, Rufus, Ranger, Roger, and Rodney, and shows her mom how responsible she can be.
Blake is excited about her new baby chickens and sets up the chicken coop for them. One of the chickens doesn’t like being locked up and keeps finding a way to escape. Will Blake figure out a way to keep them safely inside their coop at night?
Greyson is excited to go on vacation and packs up the car with all his suitcases. After swimming on the first morning, he sees a leech on his leg and refuses to go back into the water. At first, he lets his fear stop him from going back into the lake. Greyson tries out a few ideas to avoid the leeches, and by the end of the week, he learns not to be so afraid.
What do you do when your lemonade doesn’t taste right?
Add ants, of course.
Dakota is determined to run the best lemonade stand on the block. But his first batch is too sour, and his second batch is too sweet. Then a lemon slips, falls on the ground, and gets covered in ants — and Dakota makes a decision that changes everything.
Lemonade Surprise is a hilarious, gross-out picture book about a kid with big ideas, zero fear of bugs, and a swimming pool full of very special lemonade. Perfect for kids ages 4–8 who love funny stories, silly twists, and entrepreneurship with a disgusting secret ingredient.
A perfect read-aloud for kids who love:
- Gross-out humour and unexpected surprises
- Stories about big, bold, ridiculous ideas
- Characters who never, ever give up
One night, in her dreams, Stella is visited by her Nuu-chah-nulth great-grandmother, who teaches her a family song to call her guardian orca to her. Convinced he is real, they have a lot of adventures in her dreams. Then one day, when Stella and her parents are swept out to sea in a storm, Stella calls to her orca to rescue them and proves that he is not just her imaginary friend.
Susan spent her summer making Halloween cotsumes with the goal of walking in the Halloween parade and winning the costume contest for the fifth year in a row. But three days before the contest, her and her friend’s costumes are destroyed in a storm. When they find out that the only costume store in town is sold out of costumes, they’re afraid that Halloween is ruined, until Susan has a great idea that may save Halloween and help her friends compete in the costume contest after all.
Join in on a fun day trip where a little girl learns that her eccentric uncle is a lot cooler than she thought.
After their dog destroys their dolls, sisters Norma and Elda have only one special wish for Christmas – new dolls that they saw in a store window display. They wish on the stars and write a letter to Santa. But, when their father tells them they’ll be spending Christmas at their family farm, they worry that Santa won’t find them. Norma and Elda continue to believe and wake up to an exciting Christmas surprise.
Illustrated Chapter Books
Princess Kiva is no ordinary princess. She loves spiders, has a crooked finger on her right hand, and lives in a run-down castle in Pinktovania, once the greatest castle in the land, but now a village surrounded by a thirty-foot wall where nothing grows.
Decades ago, an evil sorcerer, Snagwall, killed her family’s unicorn, destroyed their magical powers, and convinced the villagers that an evil force was coming for them, so they demanded the King of Pinktovania make an agreement with the evil Snagwall for protection. Now, generations later, Snagwall is preparing for the final step in the agreement, to take over full control of the castle and become the new King of Pinktovania.
Determined to find a way to stop him, Princess Kiva discovers a magical photo album in the tunnels beneath the castle that includes a key to restoring her family’s magic.
For her ninth birthday, Georgi’s grandmother hands her a little jar of “magic sprinkles” with one instruction: picture your greatest wish as if it’s already real. So Georgi wishes for the horse she’s wanted her whole life — and then turns her science-fair project into an experiment to teach that horse to dance.
But when the last of the sprinkles spills into the dirt, Georgi has to figure out where the magic was really coming from all along.
A Sprinkle of Magic is a heartwarming early chapter book for readers ages 6–11 about believing in yourself, chasing a big dream, and discovering that confidence is its own kind of magic. With a horse-loving heroine, a girl-powered science project, and a grandmother worth quoting, it’s a story about the quiet strength kids already carry inside them.
Perfect for:
- Kids who love horses, ballet, and stories with a little sparkle
- Young readers moving up to chapter books on their own
- Parents and grandparents looking for a gift about confidence and self-belief
- Fans of gentle, feel-good stories with a strong, curious girl at the heart of them
A gift they’ll want to read again — and a reminder that the real magic is believing in yourself.
When Sky starts grade five at Karonhianónhnha school in Kahnawà:ke, strange things start happening on day one — a swing moving with no one on it, flickering lights, notebooks mysteriously rearranged. Word spreads fast: the school is haunted.
Everyone is scared of the ghost. Everyone except Sky.
Where her classmates see something to fear, Sky senses sadness. The ghost isn’t trying to scare anyone — he’s lost, lonely, and searching desperately for someone he loves. As Sky gets to know the ghost boy, she begins piecing together the heartbreaking truth about who he is, where he came from, and why he can’t move on.
But helping him find peace will mean uncovering a painful piece of history — and bringing together two people whose hearts have been broken for a very long time.
School Spirit is a story about the courage it takes to trust what your heart tells you when no one else believes you, the importance of kindness toward those who are misunderstood, and the healing power of love that never stops searching.
Perfect for readers ages 9–12 who love ghost stories, friendship, and emotionally moving adventures rooted in real history.
Includes a Kanien’kéha (Mohawk language) glossary.
Written at an accessible reading level for younger middle grade readers and reluctant readers.
Some fears live in the water. Some live inside us. Luke has always felt most at home in the St. Lawrence Seaway, until the summer everything changed.
When a creature begins terrorizing his Mohawk community of Kahnawà:ke, Luke watches his once-vibrant hometown shut down. Schools close. Neighbors fight online instead of helping each other. And everyone, including Luke, stays safely inside, afraid.
But Luke can’t stop thinking about what his grandmother told him: that the monster has been here before. And that the last time it came, it was because the community had lost something far more dangerous to lose than their safety — their connection to each other.
As Luke digs deeper into the mystery of the Seaway monster, he begins to wonder if the real courage isn’t hunting a creature at all. It’s doing the one thing everyone else is too afraid to try: bringing people back together.
Monster in the Seaway is a story about fear, friendship, and the quiet bravery it takes to stand up, not against a monster, but for the people you love. Perfect for readers 9-12 who believe that the strongest thing you can do is reach out a hand.
Includes a Kanien’kéha (Mohawk language) glossary.
Written at an accessible reading level for younger middle grade readers and reluctant readers.
YA Novels
This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning her that someone close to her is in danger.
When she discovers that her birth family is Mohawk living in Quebec, Carrie makes the long journey and finally achieves the sense of home and belonging that has always eluded her.