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• A Is for Anemone

  a First West Coast Alphabet

  Vickers, Roy Henry, 1946-

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  With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, and a simple rhythmic text, this sturdy board book introduces the alphabet using iconic imagery of the West Coast.

• Chaiwala!

  Maheshwari, Priti Birla,

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  When their train makes a ten-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai.

• Hair Twins

  Mirchandani, Raakhee,

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  A father and daughter become hair twins when he styles her hair in a tight bun on the top of her head, just like the joora he wears every day under his turban.

• My City Speaks

  Lebeuf, Darren,

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  A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves.

• One, Two, Grandma Loves You

  Becker, Shelly,

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  In this rhyming picture book, a little girl and her grandmother count up to their next visit and then do all of their favourite things together.

• Pride Puppy!

  Stevenson, Robin, 1968-

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  A rhyming alphabet book featuring a family who have lost their dog at a Pride parade.

• The Rock From the Sky

  Klassen, Jon,

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  Turtle really likes standing in his favourite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it...

• Thao

  Lam, Thao,

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  "Thao" seems like a simple enough name, yet Thao has been called everything from "Tail" to "Theo" to "Towel." Completely fed up, she decides to try an "easy" name like "Jennifer." But trying to be someone else only works for so long.

• Mii Maanda Ezhi-gkendmaanh

  Niibing, Dgwaagig, Bboong, Mnookmig Dbaadjigaade Maanpii Mzin'igning

  Luby, Brittany,

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  In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings.

• Time Is a Flower

  Morstad, Julie,

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  An imaginative picture book that combines nature and play to talk about the passage of time.