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Maya Angelou (Little people, big dreams ;)
By Lisbeth Kaiser, Leire Salaberria. 2016
Printbraille
Biography, Literature biography, Women biography
Human-transcribed braille
Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she stopped speaking…
for five years. However, Maya rediscovered her voice through wonderful books, and went on to become one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016. Uniform title: Pequeña & grande.Available copies:
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A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice
By Nadia L. Hohn. 2019
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Biography, Literature biography, Travel and geography, Women biography, Poetry
Human-transcribed braille
A Kirkus Reviews most anticipated picture book of fall 2019, new from Nadia L. Hohn, named one of CBC’s “6…
Black Canadian writers to watch” Louise Bennett Coverley, better known as Miss Lou, was an iconic poet and entertainer known for popularizing the use of patois in music and poetry internationally—helping to pave the way for artists like Harry Belafonte and Bob Marley to use patois in their work. This picture book tells the story of Miss Lou’s early years, when she was a young girl growing up in Jamaica. As a child, Miss Lou loved words—particularly the Jamaican English, or patois, that she heard all around her. As a young writer, Miss Lou felt caught between writing “lines of words like tight cornrows,” as her teachers instructed, and words that beat more naturally “in time with her heart.” The uplifting and inspiring story of a girl finding her own voice, this is also a vibrant, colorful, and immersive look at an important figure in our cultural history. With rich and warm illustrations bringing the story to life, A Likkle Miss Lou is a modern ode to language, girl power, diversity, and the arts. End matter includes a glossary of Jamaican patois terms, a note about the author’s “own voice” perspective as a Jamaican-Canadian writer, and a brief biography of Miss Lou and her connection to Canada, where she lived for 20 years.Available copies:
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Sun in My Tummy
By Laura Alary, Andrea Blinick. 2022
Printbraille
Nutrition, Food and drink, Science and technology, Nature, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-transcribed braille
In simple but expressive language, a mother describes to her young daughter how the sun’s light becomes the energy in…
her body through the oats, blueberries, and milk in her home-cooked breakfast.Available copies:
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Every Child Matters
By Phyllis Webstad, Karlene Harvey. 2023
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Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Indigenous peoples history, Indigenous peoples in Canada
Human-transcribed braille
Learn the meaning behind the phrase, 'Every Child Matters.' Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad, offers insights into this heartfelt…
movement. Every Child Matters honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation. If you're a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor - you matter. For the children who didn't make it home - you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters.Available copies:
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