Download or read book Not Me written by Elise Gravel and published by North Winds Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who made this mess? When dad asks who left socks all over the place, a brother and sister insist that it was "Not Me." Dad is quite sure the kids are not telling the truth, until he is introduced to the actual Not Me, a creature who in turn accuses Not True, who exposes the real sock bandit, the ever-complaining Not Fair! Parents and caregivers will appreciate this highly relatable book that manages to slyly address the blaming and excuse-making that often happens, while focusing on the humour of the situation.

Download or read book Super Mario Bring on the Bad Guys Nintendo written by Courtney Carbone and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand-new full-color activity book with over 500 stickers stars Nintendo's classic team of Mario and Luigi, and their most fearsome foes! Super Mario fans will love this full-color activity book featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and all their foes--Bowser, Koopalings, Wario, Waluigi, and more! It's filled with action-packed activities and over 500 stickers for gamers of all ages! Mario made his debut in the 1980s in arcades around the world and has since gone on to star in many adventures, evolving into the beloved icon he is today. He is a video-game sensation, appearing across all genres--from action platformers to sports, kart racing, and beyond.

Download or read book Breakfast with Seneca A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living written by David Fideler and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. His most enduring work, over a hundred “Letters from a Stoic” written to a close friend, explains how to handle adversity; overcome grief, anxiety, and anger; transform setbacks into opportunities for growth; and recognize the true nature of friendship. In Breakfast with Seneca, philosopher David Fideler mines Seneca’s classic works in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca’s ideas without oversimplifying them. Best enjoyed as a daily ritual, like an energizing cup of coffee, Seneca’s wisdom provides us with a steady stream of time-tested advice about the human condition—which, as it turns out, hasn’t changed much over the past two thousand years.

Download or read book Race with Me written by Andre De Grasse and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of sport -- and Andre De Grasse's positive, winning attitude Everyone gets nervous butterflies. I don't let that feeling stop me. I love the feeling of being proud of myself. I can only feel it by trying my best. My butterflies just mean I am excited to run. Lace up your shoes and get ready for race day with Canada's 2019 Athlete of the Year, Andre De Grasse! Find out what it was like for him as an underdog, and how he motivates himself to face every challenge, in this inspiring celebration of sport. Filled with full-colour photos and illustrations, this book covers themes of reflection, mindfulness and gratitude sure to motivate all kinds of readers.

Download or read book Pink Blue and You written by Elise Gravel and published by Anne Schwartz Books. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple, accessible, and direct, this picture book is perfect for kids and parents or teachers to read together, opening the door to conversations about gender stereotypes and everyone's right to be their true selves. Is it okay for boys to cry? Can girls be strong? Should girls and boys be given different toys to play with and different clothes to wear? Should we all feel free to love whoever we choose to love? In this incredibly kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp picture book, author-illustrator Elise Gravel and transgender collaborator Mykaell Blais raise these questions and others relating to gender roles, acceptance, and stereotyping. With its simple language, colorful illustrations, engaging backmatter that showcases how "appropriate" male and female fashion has changed through history, and even a poster kids can hang on their wall, here is the ideal tool to help in conversations about a multi-layered and important topic.

Download or read book I m the Boss written by Elise Gravel and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I WANT TO BE THE BOSS! Readers of all ages (but mostly the little ones) will understand how this tiny monster feels. For once in their life, this small beast wants to get everything it wants, right here, RIGHT NOW! While the grown-up monster can’t give them a plane they can fly or a cake with lots of candy on top, they can give them a really big hug when they feel upset. This delightful board book will make the little tyrants in your life giggle at the ridiculousness of the demands. And the text’s repetition of “A big one! Right now!” will have toddlers hollering along with glee. Orca apologizes in advance for any autocratic tendencies this book may inspire.

Download or read book Nutshimit Le Cahier d Activit s written by Melissa Mollen Dupuis and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See below for English description. Inspiré du livre à succès Nutshimit: Un bain de forêt, écrit par Melissa Mollen Dupuis et illustré par Elise Gravel, ce livre d'activités encourage les enfants à apprendre et à s'amuser avec la nature. Quelle garniture ajouterais-tu à ton morceau de bannique? Peux-tu dessiner les animaux qui vivent dans la forêt? Les futurs artistes sont invités à explorer des activités qui allient apprentissage et divertissement, comme compléter et colorier des illustrations tirées de Nutshimit. Les auteurs en herbe pourront aussi exercer leur créativité en écrivant des blagues pour un carcajou grincheux et des lettres à leurs ancêtres. Les esprits curieux seront encouragés à s'aventurer à l'extérieur et à interagir avec la nature pour réaliser certaines activités en s'inspirant du message de Melissa Mollen Dupuis, pour qui la nature est primordiale. Le livre contient également des activités classiques telles que les points à relier et les mots cachés. Grâce aux illustrations de style bande dessinée d'Elise Gravel, les lecteurs découvriront l'importance de la nature et laisseront libre cours à leur créativité, en plus d'apprendre quelques petites choses au passage. Based on the bestselling Nutshimit: Un bain de forêt written by Melissa Mollen Dupuis and illustrated by Elise Gravel, this activity book encourages kids to learn and have fun with nature. What toppings would you add to your piece of bannock? Can you draw in the animals that live in the woods? Future artists are invited to explore activities that blend learning and fun like completing and colouring in illustrations from Nutshimit. Budding authors will also get to stretch their creative writing muscles by writing jokes for a cranky wolverine and letters to their ancestors. Curious minds are encouraged to venture outside and interact with nature in order to complete some of the activities, drawing inspiration from Melissa Mollen Dupuis's nature-first messaging. And let's not forget classic activities like connect-the-dots and word searches. Thoughtfully brought to life by Elise Gravel's signature comic-style illustrations, readers will discover the importance of natural world, let their creativity soar, and learn a few things along the way.

Download or read book The Worst Book Ever written by Elise Gravel and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. Governor General Literary Award winning children’s book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world’s most boring book. The story’s characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by the author’s bland imagination and rebel against her tired tropes and stale character choices, spouting sass in an attempt to get her attention and steer the narrative in a more interesting direction. After all, you don’t even have to buy the book, but the characters? They’re stuck in there for an eternity, and they’re going to do their best to make the most of it, or at least have a little fun where they can. As the charming and bizarre true nature of the characters overpowers the dry attributes given to them by the author, this once blasé story quickly picks up speed, transforming the story into something much more unique than originally promised. With Gravel’s signature goofy characters behind the wheel, no silly twist or rude body function is off the table!

Download or read book Abalone Woman written by Teoni Spathelfer and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid dream teaches Little Wolf about courage and acceptance of those who are different, and inspires her to show her daughters and their classmates how to be proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds. Throughout her life, Little Wolf has been troubled by the injustice she sees all around her. When she was young, she was bullied for her Indigenous heritage. Her mother, White Raven, spent ten years in a residential school, separated from her family and isolated from her culture. Little Wolf’s own children are growing up in a different, more open society, but hatred and racism still exist. Little Wolf worries about the world her daughters will inherit. One night, a vivid dream helps her realize her own strength as a leader and peacemaker in her community. Told with powerful imagery and symbolism, Abalone Woman is the third book in the Little Wolf series, which presents themes of racism, trauma, and family unity through relatable, age-appropriate narratives.

Download or read book The Clothesline written by Orbie and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comical story about a boy stuck on a clothesline, trying to reverse his fortunes

Download or read book Broken Circle written by Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new commemorative edition of Theodore Fontaine's powerful, groundbreaking memoir of survival and healing after years of residential school abuse. Originally published in 2010, Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools chronicles the impact of Theodore Fontaine’s harrowing experiences at Fort Alexander and Assiniboia Indian Residential Schools, including psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse; disconnection from his language and culture; and the loss of his family and community. Told as remembrances infused with insights gained through his long healing process, Fontaine goes beyond the details of the abuse that he suffered to relate a unique understanding of why most residential school survivors have post-traumatic stress disorders and why succeeding generations of Indigenous children suffer from this dark chapter in history. With a new foreword by Andrew Woolford, professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba, this commemorative edition will continue to serve as a powerful testament to survival, self-discovery, and healing.

Download or read book The Witness Blanket written by Carey Newman and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada. Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey skates, graduation certificates, dolls and piano keys to braids of hair. Behind every piece is a story. And behind every story is a residential school Survivor, including Carey's father. This book is a collection of truths about what happened at those schools, but it's also a beacon of hope and a step on the journey toward reconciliation.

Download or read book The Case of the Rigged Race written by Michael Hutchinson and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide. But during the Teen Sled Race, the lead dog is the victim of a frightening accident that may be more than it seems. Between mysterious strangers seen lurking by the trail and a loud group of animal rights protestors, the Muskrats have a lot of suspects. Despite the chill of winter, the case is heating up for Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee!

Download or read book Little Wolf written by Teoni Spathelfer and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Indigenous girl moves to the big city and learns to find connections to her culture and the land wherever she goes, despite encountering bullies and feelings of isolation along the way. When Little Wolf moves to the big city with her mom and sister, she has difficulty adjusting to their new life. She misses living close to nature and seeing animals wherever she goes, and she misses fishing with her grandfather and seeing dolphins leaping beside their boat. Most of all, she misses feeling connected to her culture. At school, Little Wolf has trouble fitting in. Although her class has kids from many different cultures, no one is Heiltsuk, like her. The other kids call her names and make her feel unwelcome. Her only defence is to howl like a wolf so they run away. But this only isolates her further. Gradually, Little Wolf starts to see the beauty in her new surroundings. She discovers that there is wildlife everywhere, even in the big city. An otter swims beside her as she walks on the seawall. A chickadee chirps in a tree in the big park near her house. And her mother helps her stay connected to their culture by signing them up for beading and dance classes. Despite the difficult start, Little Wolf grows up proud of her background and ready to face the future. This inspiring tale, the first in a trilogy, combines traditional and contemporary Indigenous themes and artwork.

Download or read book The Day the Earth Rose Up written by Alfrea Beartrack-Algeo and published by 7th Generation. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When seven Lakota sisters venture deep into the forest to gather chokecherries, they are surprised and chased by a giant bear. As they huddle together on a rock ledge and pray for help, the earth rises up, taking them out of reach of the bear. A great eagle rescues the Seven Sisters by taking them to the Star Nation, where they become the Pleiades star formation we see in the night sky.

Download or read book Tapwe and the Magic Hat written by Buffy Sainte-Marie and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautiful, poignant and poetic. This story will weave its way into the hearts and minds of readers for generations." —Monique Gray Smith, author of My Heart Fills With Happiness From beloved Indigenous icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a chapter book inspired by oral histories and traditions. On a prairie reserve, Tâpwê receives a mysterious gift from Kokhom (grandma)—and finds himself on an unforgettable adventure. Tâpwê can’t wait to spend a week with his cousins on the other side of the Cree reserve—especially since Kokhom, his grandma, has given him the most amazing gift: a Magic Hat with bluebirds and grass snakes that come to life! Tâpwê is so excited that he soon forgets Kokhom’s advice: Watch out for tricksters! Tâpwê’s adventure is everything he imagined. He meets his cousins, takes part in a powwow, and sleeps in a tipi. But soon he’s reminded of Kokhom’s words. Is his new friend Wâpos leading him astray with mischief? Tâpwê and the Magic Hat draws on a rich Indigenous tradition of storytelling and features: A memorable cast of characters from both imagination and legend. A glossary and pronunciation guide of Cree words used in the book. A note to parents and teachers from Buffy Sainte-Marie about trickster stories. An important message for young readers about being yourself, and learning to dance to the beat of your own heart. Features black and white illustrations throughout.

Download or read book Creeboy written by Teresa Wouters and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Josh is no stranger to gang life. His dad, the leader of the Warriors, a gang on their reserve, is in jail, and Josh’s older brother has taken charge. Josh’s mom has made it clear the Warriors and their violence aren’t welcome in her home — Josh’s dad and brother included. She wants Josh to focus on graduating high school. Josh is unsure whether gang life is for him — that is until gang violence arrives on his doorstep. Turning to the Warriors, Josh, now known as “Creeboy,” starts down the path to becoming a full gang member — cutting himself off from his friends, family and community outside the gang. It’s harder than ever for Creeboy to envision a different future for himself. Will anything change his mind?