Butch Pounder is a new kid in school - and word has it, he's mean. But, are all the rumours true? Maybe all Butch is looking for is a new friend.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSWinner of the Coretta Scott King Honor and the Jane Addams Peace Award, this book illustrates how kindness can change the world. With a positive, anti-bullying message, this book illustrates how simple acts of kindness and friendship can have big effects.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSMean Jean ruled as Recess Queen. No one did anything until she said it was ok to do so. Until a new kid came to school, who worked to end Mean Jean's rule - and befriend her at the same time!
VIEW BOOK DETAILSBilly Bully keeps hurting his friends' feelings. Soon, he has no one to play with. But, he learns that by being kind to others, he'll always have someone to play with.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSLlama Llama likes school and learning new things. But, it seems what Gilroy Goat likes is teasing others. This book helps young students deal with teasing and bullying.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThis first-hand account shares Olemaun's - now called Margaret by her school's nuns - experiences in the residential school system, and contrasts that to the life she knew at home in the high Arctic.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSFor two years, Margaret was living away from her family and community in a residential school, where she was forced to give up her traditional language and customs. Now, she's going home, but soon feels like an outsider. This true story provides a first-hand account of the lasting effects of the residential school system.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSWhen five children are taken from their home - Tsartlip First Nation - to the isolated Kuper Island Residential School, their lives are changed for every. Written in consultation of this school's survivors, this fictional story brings readers a first-hand account of this experience and its lasting legacy.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThis 2009 TD Canadian Children's Literature award winning book captures life at residential school, as experienced through six-year-old Shin-chi and his older sister, Shi-shi-etko. This book captures the essence of the lives Canadian Indigenous children had to leave behind upon being taken into the Residential School System.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThis beautifully illustrated book shares Shi-shi-etko's appreciation of home, before leaving for a residential school. Throughout the book, Shi-shi-etko works to capture and learn lessons from her family to keep her safe when she's separated from them.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA story about a young girl rediscovering her family's heritage as she learns about her grandmother's experience in residential schools.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA timeless parable about the gift of giving and acceptance. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA book that reminds us that a person's a person, no matter how small! Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSIt can be lonely when you're a nerdy birdy. A book about differences and belonging. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSCan Mary's good deed change the world? Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThe colours aren't getting along - until One shows them how to stand up, stand together and count. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSYoung Nikolai knows he wants to be the best person possible, but he doesn't always know what is the right thing to do. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA book about kindness, coursety, respect and friendship. A funny and endearing story about truning a best enemy into a best friend. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSNo matter where children live - or what they look like - they're all the same where it matters the most: at heart! Picture book. (Originally featured as a song on Sesame Street)
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA beautiful story to encourage kindness in children. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThe Pet Club doesn't understand that, like people, pets can come in all shapes and sizes. A book on the lessons of friendship and acceptance. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA story about a girl who stands up to bullying, and remembers the lesson of her grandma: to stand tall. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSThe world can be a scary place - but shouldn't we be more aware of kindness too? Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA story of one girl who inspires her whole community to stand up to bullying. Inspired by real events. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA monster loses his M and becomming an onster, and teaches us the important lesson of being kind. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSWhile on the bus with his grandma, a young boy struggles to understand why he is so different from his friends. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA young girl uses a magic box of yarn to transform her community. Picture book
VIEW BOOK DETAILSA tender tale about the importance of listening to another's hurt. YPicture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSKindness is powerful and magical. Most importantly, it can help everyone be seen. Picture book.
VIEW BOOK DETAILSBruno's father is given a position of power at a Nazi concentration camp. There, he meets and befriends Shmuel, a prisoner. Young adult.
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