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• Kiss by Kiss

  a Counting Book for Families = Ocêtôwina : Peyak Ôskân Ohcih - Akitâh-masinahikan

  Van Camp, Richard

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  Count your kisses with baby in this delightful dual-language rhyming board book, written in English and Plains Cree.

• Mi'kmaw Daily Drum

  Mi'kmaw Culture for Every Day of the Week

  Syliboy, Alan,

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  From celebrated artist Alan Syliboy, this vital book for the youngest readers showcases seven of Syliboy's popular Daily Drum artworks, each paired with a different day of the week.

• I Can See You

  Meyok, Rosemarie,

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  From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared between mothers and babies.

• Nibi Is Water

  Nibi Aawon Nbiish

  Robertson, Joanne, 1960-

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  A board book about the importance of Nibi, which means water in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), and our role to thank, respect, love, and protect it.

• Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak

  Vickers, Roy Henry

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  With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers.

• May We Have Enough to Share

  Van Camp, Richard

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  Award-winning author Richard Van Camp wrote this book to express his gratitude for all that surrounds him and his family. The strength of their connections, the nature that provides for them, the love that is endless.

• I Am a Rock

  Qilavaq-Savard, Ashley

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  Through lyrical text and ethereal landscape illustrations by Pelin Turgut, readers are taken on an Arctic journey from the point of view of a most unlikely object-- a child's pet rock.

• We All Play

  Kimêtawânaw

  Flett, Julie

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  From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. Also available in eBook format.

• When the Stars Came Home

  Luby, Brittany,

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  After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.

• What's in a Bead?

  Borgford, Kelsey

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  Tessa asks Kokom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories held in a bead.

• Crow Helps a Friend

  Fritz, Andrea

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  In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and Traditional Storytelling techniques, a wood duck and a crow turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth

• The Song That Called Them Home

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  A picture book about two siblings who go on a strange, beautiful adventure while visiting with their grandfather.

• What's My Superpower?

  Johnston, Aviaq,

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  When Nalvana is feeling discouraged, her mother shows her that she is unique and special--and that her superpower was right in front of her all along.

• Runs With the Stars

  Whitecrow, Darcy

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  "Elders say they were always here. The horses were small, but strong." "Like me?" "Like you." As they await the birth of a new foal, a man teaches his grandchild about the Ojibwe Horses that used to roam the forests of northwestern…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Métis Like Me

  Hilderman, Tasha

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  Sharing all the ways they experience their Métis heritage, including enjoying traditional foods and sharing stories, dance, music and songs, a group of children help one child reconnect with their history, showing them it's never too late…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweetest Kulu

  Kalluk, Celina,

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  In this bedtime poem, written by Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, an Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Little Ogichidaa

  An Indigenous Lullaby

  Poll, Willie,

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  This beautifully illustrated book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere who are proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture, language, and love with resilience, strength, and kindness.

• Can You Hear the Plants Speak?

  Hummingbird, Nicholas

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  What do we learn from plants when we listen to them speaking Indigenous plantsman Nicholas Hummingbird calls on the legacy of his great-grandparents to remember how one drop of rain, one seed, one plant can renew a cycle of hope and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• With Our Orange Hearts

  Webstad, Phyllis

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  In this book, I, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, show how sharing my story with the world helped me process my feelings. My true story encourages young children to open their hearts when others share their feelings, and be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spirit Bear:

  Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams : Based on a True Story

  Blackstock, Cindy

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  Spirit Bear is on his way home from a sacred ceremony when he meets Jake, a friendly dog, with a bag full of paper hearts attached to wood stakes. Jake tells Spirit Bear that school children and residential school survivors will plant the…Read moreRead more of this annotation