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Animal stories, Alphabet, number and picture books, Humourous fiction
Human-transcribed braille
In this humorous picture book, Heloise the penguin doesn't like huddling with her friends (it gives her the collywobbles), so…
she sets off to find others like her but discovers there's no place like home--especially when your friends support you.Available copies:
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Printbraille
Alphabet, number and picture books, Canadian fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, General fiction
Human-transcribed braille
From the bestselling and Governor General's Award–winning author of On the Trapline comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book…
about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools.Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. He looks at the stars outside his bedroom and thinks about the Night Sky Stories his kōkom has told him. He imagines being a moshom himself. On nights like these, he follows the moonlit path to his mother's bedroom. They talk and they cuddle, and they fall asleep just like that. One day, James's kōkom takes him on a special walk with a big group of people. It's called a march, and it ends in front of a big pile of things: teddy bears, flowers, tobacco ties and little shoes. Kōkom tells him that this is a memorial in honor of Indigenous children who had gone to residential schools and boarding schools but didn't come home. He learns that his kōkom was taken away to one of these schools with her sister, who also didn't come home.That night, James can't sleep so he follows the moonlit path to his mother. She explains to James that at residential school when Kōkom felt alone, she had her sister to cuddle, just like they do. And James falls asleep gathered in his mother's arms.Includes an author note discussing the inspiration for the book.Available copies:
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Printbraille
Alphabet, number and picture books, Family stories, General fictionHealth and medicine, Social issues, Family and relationships
Human-transcribed braille
A mother and son experiencing family violence have to flee their home, moving from place to place to find safe…
shelter, until finally they’re able to go back home again and make it the strongest house yet.Available copies:
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Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, General fiction
Human-transcribed braille
In this follow-up middle-grade novel to Weird Rules to Follow, when Mia's beloved grandmother gets sick and is sent to…
a Vancouver hospital, Mia and her Mom and aunties travel to be by her side. But as she bounces between motel room, visiting hours and city adventures, Mia begins to realize that her grandmother might not get better.