children
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?
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.
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.
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.
Dakota wakes up one morning and decides to open a lemonade stand. His first batch is too sour and his second batch is too sweet. Dakota has a great idea to turn his little lemonade stand into a big business!
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.
There are three things Georgiana loves – ballet, horses, and science. When she receives magic sprinkles from her grandmother for her birthday, she uses them to wish for a horse of her own, and then in a science project to make a magic potion to teach her horse ballet. But, when she runs out of sprinkles and can’t finish her experiment, she learns that the true magic in her sprinkles is the belief she holds within herself, and that’s when the real magic starts to happen in her life.
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.
Join in on a fun day trip where a little girl learns that her eccentric uncle is a lot cooler than she thought.
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?
teens
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.