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By Marianne Dubuc. 2010
Un imagier jouant sur les associations d'idées d'un jeune narrateur qui présente sa maison, ce qui l'entoure et ce qu'elle…
contient, amenant par la même occasion le lecteur à faire un voyage dans sa chambre, sous son lit, où il ne trouve rien (ouf!) mis à part une vieille chaussette et un livre de contes. Ce dernier contient de nombreux personnages qui défilent ainsi que leurs univers respectifs. Après avoir évoqué princesses, loups, pirates et autres héros des classiques de la littérature pour enfants, il convie le lecteur à une visite au zoo de la ville avant de retourner à la maison et refermer la boucle de cette journée. Années M-2. 2010.By Monique Smith. 2016
The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you…
love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy. Winner of the 2017 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize. Grades K-3. 2016.By Paul Yee. 2011
Chinese immigrant Ray Liu is having a tough time getting grades that please his father, speaking English, and connecting to…
the other Chinese kids at his school who seem to have adjusted more easily. When his father discovers Ray has been cruising gay websites, he’s kicked out and ends up in downtown Toronto, where he gets robbed, beaten up, and seduced. Soon Ray has to decide if, to survive, he could sell himself for sex. If no one gets hurt, why should anyone care? For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2011.By Zoe Whittall. 2009
Trapped somewhere between growing up and being grown-ups, three twentysomethings hide behind excessive drinking and partying, and use text messages…
to relay their emotions. Meet Billy, a former teen pop starlet who suffers from severe panic attacks; Josh, a paramedic whose ability to patch up injured patients parallels his inability to repair his own emotional damages; and Amy, a rich kid trying to live the Bohemian indie life while dealing with her first broken heart. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2009.By James Howe. 2005
As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school,…
and the challenges of being a gay teenager. Grades 5-8. 2007, c2005.By Gilles Vigneault. 2007
Neuf chansons de Gilles Vigneault autour dun grand conte qui parle damitié, de vieillesse et de mort, de printemps, de…
corneilles et de retrouvailles. Sophie et Émilio noublieront jamais le bonhomme Tom, celui qui a su leur faire entrevoir le monde à travers le prisme des trésors du cœur. Pour dessiner, il faut savoir regarder, cest ce message tout simple que nous livre Un cadeau pour Sophie. Années 1-3. 2007.By Joceline Sanschagrin. 2013
Malgré tous les bons soins que lui prodigue sa maman depuis deux jours, Caillou a encore de la fièvre. Il…
faut aller chez le docteur. Une visite chez le médecin peut-être riche en émotions : insécurité, peur de l'étranger, ce livre se veut rassurant ; il souligne la capacité naturelle des parents à bien s'occuper de leur enfant et prépare les tout petits à rencontrer le médecin. Années M-2.By Gilles Tibo. 2011
À une époque lointaine, une petite fille, Léopoldine, vivait avec son grand-père, le célèbre magicien Magikolini. Chaque fois que la…
petite fille exprimait un souhait, la magie de son grand-père lexauçait. Elle vivait ainsi entourée de jouets plus extravagants les uns que les autresMais, un jour dennui, la petite et son grand-père se perdirent dans une forêt infestée de loups... après sêtre rendus compte que la magie du vieil homme nopérait plus. Léopoldine découvrira ainsi la magie du courage, de la débrouillardise, la beauté de la nature et des petites choses de la vie. Années M-2 et plus.By Carl Norac. 2015
À la manière des femmes de mineurs de la région de Mons, une maman et sa petite fille inventent de…
courtes histoires dans le noir, à l'heure du coucher, pendant le noir quart d'heure. Années 1-3.By Christoph Niemann, Christelle Henry. 2011
Depuis toujours, ce petit nuage rêve de devenir policier dans la grande ville : arrêter les voleurs, régler la circulation,…
surveiller le parc municipal. Bref, porter une casquette bleue et aider les gens ! Aidé par son ami l'hélicoptère, il entre dans la police. Et là, catastrophe ! Tout ce quil entreprend rate lamentablement. Que faire quand on a une vocation qui ne correspond pas à ses talents ni aux circonstances ? En changer, bien sûr ! Le hasard et les sentiments vont voler au secours du petit nuage. Années M-2. Titre uniforme: The police cloud.By Françoise Viroux. 2012
C'est un magnifique château qu'Émile a passé la matinée à construire. Le plus beau de toute la plage, et le…
plus gros. Tellement beau que tout le monde le convoite et veut y habiter. Il suffit qu'Émile ait le dos tourné et parte se baigner pour qu'une famille de bigorneaux, puis un jeune crabe déboulent, entrent et prétendent être les rois du château. Évidemment, Émile nest pas d'accord. Le roi, c'est lui. Mais il lui faudra apprendre que, sur la plage, tout près des vagues, les monarchies ne sont pas très durables. Années 1-3.By Raziel Reid. 2014
School is just like a film set: there's The Crew, who make things happen, The Extras who fill the empty…
desks, and The Movie Stars, whom everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But Jude doesn't fit in; he's not part of any of those. As the director calls action, Jude is the flamer that lights the set on fire. Before everything turns to ashes from the resulting inferno, Jude drags his best friend Angela off the casting couch and into enough melodrama to incite the paparazzi, all while trying to fend off the haters and win the heart of his favourite co-star Luke Morris. It's a total train wreck! But train wrecks always make the front page. For junior and senior high readers. 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature. Canada Reads 2015. 2014.By Troon Harrison. 1996
Aaron loves animals -- he has a dog, a cat, six kittens, and six guinea pigs to prove it. He's…
having a wonderful summer until he starts sneezing and his head aches. Grades K-3.By David Levithan. 2003
High school sophomore Paul lives in a present-day gaytopia, where boys come out of the closet to become class president,…
and the Gay-Straight Alliance has more members than the football team. When Paul meets artistic Noah in the bookstore, they pass notes rife with meaningful detail; paint in Noah's psychedelic, art-covered room; and fall in sweet, realistic teenage love, unencumbered by gay bashing, sexual-identity crises, and parental rejection. For junior and senior high readers. 2003.By Troon Harrison. 1996
Aaron loves animals -- he has a dog, a cat, six kittens, and six guinea pigs to prove it. He's…
having a wonderful summer until he starts sneezing and his head aches. Grades K-3.By Kevin Sylvester, Basil Sylvester. 2021
The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween Zed Watson loves a few things: their…
name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and—oh yeah—monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel called The Monster’s Castle, they were completely hooked. Now Zed is a member of a small but dedicated legion devoted to finding the long-buried text. When a breakthrough discovery leads Zed to the route that they are sure will take them to the treasure, they know it’s time for a road trip. And with the help of their shy, flora-loving neighbour, Gabe, and his sister, Sam, a geologist who is driving back to college in Arizona, Zed and company are soon off on a wild adventure following cryptic clues. But it’s not all fun and games. Gabe doesn’t like Zed’s snacks, Sam is a bossy driver with total command of the ancient Impreza’s stereo, and Zed is often misgendered. It’s a good thing they also encounter kind strangers, potato-themed dance-offs and lots and lots of ice cream along the way. If Zed and Gabe can combine their strengths, survive Sam’s wrath and best the greedy historian who’s also hot on the book’s trail, they just might find the greatest treasure of all. Co-authored by child-parent duo Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester, this is a vibrant and enormous-hearted story about friendship, identity and belonging. It features illustrations by celebrated author and illustrator Kevin Sylvester, and an Own Voices perspective based on Basil’s experience.By Samantha Berger, Kristyna Litten. 2015
This rollicking, rhyming snooze-tastic story puts a new spin on rocking your little one to sleep. So, grab a ticket…
to the place where the best of bedtime sleepers go- SnoozeFest. Snuggleford Cuddlebun is a champion sleeper. And so she decides to go to SnoozeFest, a music festival for nappers, dozers, and the very best sleepyheads. There she lounges in her hammock while bands like the Nocturnal Nesters serenade the audience with lullabies. There's warm milk for all and a fabulous pajama parade. But before she knows it, the nuzzling, snuggling, and dreaming are over - and Snuggleford has slept through it all. This rollicking, rhyming snooze-tastic story puts a new spin on rocking your little one to sleep. So, grab a ticket to the place where the best of bedtime sleepers go- SnoozeFest. 'This knowing, affectionate spoof of music festivals is fresh and timely . . . ' Publishers Weekly 'No snoozefest here-great fun.'Kirkus ReviewsBy Eric Walters, Paul Coccia. 2022
By Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch. 2023
A runaway bestseller in Québec, where it has captured the hearts of readers and pushed trans-identity into the mainstream conversationDandelion…
Daughter is an intimate, courageous portrait of what it's like to grow up having been assigned the wrong sex at birth. Set against the windswept countryside of the remote Charlevoix region some five hours north of Montreal, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay's autobiographical novel immortalizes her early years as an alienated boy trapped in a world of small-town values and her parents' dissolving marriage, through complex adolescent years of self-discovery and first loves, to the harrowing episodes that fuel the growing realization that she must transition and give birth to her new self if she is to continue living at all. One of the first novels of its kind to appear in Québec, this inspiring story has already connected with a wide readership, and has been adopted by many schools to help expand worldviews and curriculums.