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People & Places

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One Night

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All it takes is one night for everything to change.

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One Summer in Whitney Pier

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<b>A nostalgic picture book set in the diverse Cape Breton community of Whitney Pier from former lieutenant-governor and author of <i>Mayann’s Train Ride</i>.</b>

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Poppa and His Drum

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<p class=”BasicParagraph” style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”>After moving from an all-French Indigenous community to the English community of St. George’s when he was a little boy, Poppa’s life as a young […]

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Suliewey

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<p><strong>Award recognition for <em>My Indian</em></strong></p> <p><strong>***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD – SHORTLIST***</strong></p> <p><strong>***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD – LONGLIST***</strong></p> <p><strong>***2022-2023 HACKMATACK AWARD: ENGLISH FICTION – SHORTLIST***<br> </strong></p> […]

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Sweetgrass

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Matthew and his Auntie take Warren on his first trip to the coast to collect sweetgrass, a traditional Mi’kmaw medicine and valued smudging ingredient. Along the way, Warren learns about the many uses of sweetgrass, and how to pick it respectfully.

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Swift Fox All Along

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<p><strong>What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family?</strong></p> <p>When Swift Fox’s father picks her […]

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The Gathering

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<p>Alex is attending her first Mi’kmaw spiritual gathering, or <i>mawiomi</i>. Though she is timid at first, older cousin Matthew takes her under his wing. Meeting Elders along the way, they learn about traditional Mi’kmaw culture: the sacred fire, drumming, tanning and moccasin decorating, basket- and canoe-making, and enjoy a Mi’kmaw feast. Most importantly, Alex finds her voice in the talking circle.</p><p>With contemporary illustrations by the bestselling illustrator Art Stevens, <i> The Gathering</i> is an inclusive story that will educate and entertain Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike.</p>

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The Halifax Explosion

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<i><b>The Halifax Explosion</b></i> is a poem written by Halifax’s seventh poet laureate, Dr. Afua Cooper. It reveals dramatically what happened on 6 December 1917 at 9:05 when two ships carrying […]

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The Island

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<p>An island off the coast of another island is home to a small community; life is rich with joy and challenges, and the people who live there love their island […]

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The Thundermaker

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Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy’s <i>The Thundermaker</i> is based on Alan’s spectacular mixed-media exhibit of the same name. In the book, Big Thunder teaches his son, Little Thunder, about the important responsibility he has making thunder for his people. Little Thunder learns about his Mi’kmaw identity through his father’s teachings and his mother’s traditional stories. Syliboy’s spectacular, vibrant artwork brings the story of Little Thunder to vivid life.

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Une journée poney! Pemkiskahk’ciw ahahsis! A Pony Day!

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Joséphine looks at her grandfather and wonders whether he’s serious. After all, he loves to joke around! A pony has neither a steering wheel to drive it, nor seat to sit in… how will she ever stay on a pony and guide it to the pond?

People & Places

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The Thundermaker

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Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy’s <i>The Thundermaker</i> is based on Alan’s spectacular mixed-media exhibit of the same name. In the book, Big Thunder teaches his son, Little Thunder, about the important responsibility he has making thunder for his people. Little Thunder learns about his Mi’kmaw identity through his father’s teachings and his mother’s traditional stories. Syliboy’s spectacular, vibrant artwork brings the story of Little Thunder to vivid life.

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Une journée poney! Pemkiskahk’ciw ahahsis! A Pony Day!

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Joséphine looks at her grandfather and wonders whether he’s serious. After all, he loves to joke around! A pony has neither a steering wheel to drive it, nor seat to sit in… how will she ever stay on a pony and guide it to the pond?

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Village that Loved Oysters

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<i>The Village that Loves Oysters</i> is a children’s picture book that describes the quaint PEI village of Tyne Valley, and its odd obsession with Malpeque oysters. As the story goes, “the villagers eat oysters for breakfast and dinner and lunch, and on hot summer days they drink oyster-laced punch!”. The villagers get even more oyster-crazed at the onset of the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, for which the story is written to commemorate. It will be launched during the 50th anniversary of the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival this summer. 

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Wolverine and Little Thunder

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<p>Celebrated Mi’kmaw artist behind The Thundermaker returns with a new story about friendship and the importance of traditional knowledge — now in paperback!<p> <p><b>Longlisted, First Nations Communities Read, 2020, Children’s […]

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One Summer in Whitney Pier

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<b>A nostalgic picture book set in the diverse Cape Breton community of Whitney Pier from former lieutenant-governor and author of <i>Mayann’s Train Ride</i>.</b>

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Sweetgrass

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Matthew and his Auntie take Warren on his first trip to the coast to collect sweetgrass, a traditional Mi’kmaw medicine and valued smudging ingredient. Along the way, Warren learns about the many uses of sweetgrass, and how to pick it respectfully.

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Swift Fox All Along

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<p><strong>What does it mean to be Mi’kmaq? And if Swift Fox can’t find the answer, will she ever feel like part of her family?</strong></p> <p>When Swift Fox’s father picks her […]

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The Gathering

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<p>Alex is attending her first Mi’kmaw spiritual gathering, or <i>mawiomi</i>. Though she is timid at first, older cousin Matthew takes her under his wing. Meeting Elders along the way, they learn about traditional Mi’kmaw culture: the sacred fire, drumming, tanning and moccasin decorating, basket- and canoe-making, and enjoy a Mi’kmaw feast. Most importantly, Alex finds her voice in the talking circle.</p><p>With contemporary illustrations by the bestselling illustrator Art Stevens, <i> The Gathering</i> is an inclusive story that will educate and entertain Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike.</p>

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Follow the Goose Butt to Nova Scotia

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Camelia Airheart, the lovable Canada goose, is back! In this humorous early chapter book, she follows her Aunt Tillie’s goose butt to Nova Scotia where she meets interesting characters like Spike, the cuddly porcupine, Cindy Crowsby, the famous hockey player and Willow, the bookworm donkey. Will she find her way after she becomes stranded on a beach, lost in a pea-soup fog, and alone and afraid on the Bluenose?