Most Circulated Titles

Oxford picture dictionary [Russian] : English-Russian

Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme



Date Published:2009

Not again, Red Riding Hood! [Multi]


Red Riding Hood enters the woods again to deliver cookies to her dad. On the way she meets some very hungry characters from well-loved stories and yes, once more, is in danger. Will dad get his cookies or will the wolf get to her first?
Date Published:2003

Zoo [Albanian] : Kopshti Zoologjik

Amir. (Student at Halton District School Board)


This book is about animals in a zoo. Find out which animal you like. Written by a Grade 8 student at Eastview Public School, HDSB.
Date Published:2022

Tropical rainforests [Arabic] : الغابات الاستوائ¡

McCormick, Anita.


Explores our planet's tropical rainforests and some of the animals and plants that live there.
Date Published:2023

When Nani, when? [Panjabi] = ਕਦੋਂ, ਨਾਨੀ, ਕਦੋਂ?

Kaur, Jesse,



Date Published:2023

Mungo makes new friends [Spanish] : Los nuevos amigos de Mungo

Aitchison, Gill,


Set in the autumnal Highlands of Scotland, Mungo is a horse who has seen better days. Now, old and lonely, he has nothing to look forward to. But, slowly, he is introduced to a series of new friends who share his meals. As the seasons change, and winter comes, Mungo is taken away to his winter stables and his loyal friends must work out how to stay with him.
Date Published:2018

Walking through the jungle [Spanish] : = Caminando por la jungla

Harter, Debbie,


A young explorer discovers the different animals and terrains of the world before making it home, safe and sound, for supper.
Date Published:2006

Les familles du Nunavik [Inuttitut]

Paquin, France, 1962-



Date Published:1999

We all count [Cree] = kiwåicahåamitonaw : a book of Cree numbers

Flett, Julie.


Cover title. A counting book demonstrating numbers in English as well as in Cree, along with the pronunciation.
Date Published:2014

That's my mum [Multi]


Mia and her friend Kai don't look like their mums. When Mia and Kai go out with their mums there is total confusion. Based on a true story, Mia tells of her experience of being judged by the colour of her skin.
Date Published:2003

Quiet! [Spanish] : ¡Silencio!

Alizadeh, Kate


Ssh! Listen. What's that noise? What can we hear when we're really, really quiet? A toddler enjoys the range of sounds they hear as their busy day comes to an end, from the bustle and chat of dinner time, to the quiet hush of their father's voice at bedtime.
Date Published:2020

Mungo makes new friends [Mandarin] : 蒙哥结交新朋友

Aitchison, Gill,


Set in the autumnal Highlands of Scotland, Mungo is a horse who has seen better days. Now, old and lonely, he has nothing to look forward to. But, slowly, he is introduced to a series of new friends who share his meals. As the seasons change, and winter comes, Mungo is taken away to his winter stables and his loyal friends must work out how to stay with him.
Date Published:2018

Musical instruments from around the world [Arabic] : آلات موسيقية من جميع أنحاء العالم

Kobren, Emily.


Explores unusual and fun instruments from diverse cultures and locations. يستكشف أدوات غير عادية وممتعة من ثقافات ومواقع متنوعة.
Date Published:2022

I am not a number

Dupuis, Jenny Kay,


A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.
Date Published:2016

A picture book based on a true story about a young First Nations girl who was sent to a residential school. When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and terribly homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. Based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.

Date Published:2016

Mabrook! : a world of Muslim weddings

Robert, Na'íma bint,


Provides an international view of Muslim marriage, detailing customs in Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, and Great Britain.
Date Published:2016

Way back then [Inuktitut] = Taiksumanialuk

Christopher, Neil, 1972-


Uses the format of a sweet and simple bedtime story written in both English and Inuktitut, to introduce readers to several myths from Inuit mythology.
Date Published:2015

The giving tree [Michif] : a retelling of a traditional Métis story about giving and receiving = Laarbr kawmaekit : aen kiitwam achimook aen histwayr chi maykik pi aen ootistikook

Dorion, Leah, 1970-


A charming story that focuses on the boyhood reminisces of Moushoom as he describes finding the "Great Giving Tree" with his mother and father. It emphasizes Métis core values and beliefs including strength, kindness, courage, tolerance, honesty, respect, love, sharing, caring, balance, patience, but most importantly, the connection with the Creator and Mother Earth.
Date Published:2009

A different pond

Phi, Bao, 1975-


Various publishers. As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
Date Published:2017

Canada 123

Bellefontaine, Kim.


Various publishers.
Date Published:2006

La légende du corbeau [Inuttitut]

Larouche, Isabelle, 1968-



Date Published:2002