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The Bully from the Black Lagoon

Butch Pounder is a new kid in school - and word has it, he's mean. But, are all the rumours true? Maybe all Butch is looking for is a new friend.

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Each Kindness

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor and the Jane Addams Peace Award, this book illustrates how kindness can change the world. With a positive, anti-bullying message, this book illustrates how simple acts of kindness and friendship can have big effects.

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The Recess Queen

Mean Jean ruled as Recess Queen. No one did anything until she said it was ok to do so. Until a new kid came to school, who worked to end Mean Jean's rule - and befriend her at the same time!

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Billy Bully

Billy Bully keeps hurting his friends' feelings. Soon, he has no one to play with. But, he learns that by being kind to others, he'll always have someone to play with.

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Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Llama Llama likes school and learning new things. But, it seems what Gilroy Goat likes is teasing others. This book helps young students deal with teasing and bullying.

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When I Was Eight

This first-hand account shares Olemaun's - now called Margaret by her school's nuns - experiences in the residential school system, and contrasts that to the life she knew at home in the high Arctic.

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A Stranger At Home

For two years, Margaret was living away from her family and community in a residential school, where she was forced to give up her traditional language and customs. Now, she's going home, but soon feels like an outsider. This true story provides a first-hand account of the lasting effects of the residential school system.

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No Time to Say Goodbye: Children's Stories of Kuper Island Residential School

When five children are taken from their home - Tsartlip First Nation - to the isolated Kuper Island Residential School, their lives are changed for every. Written in consultation of this school's survivors, this fictional story brings readers a first-hand account of this experience and its lasting legacy.

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Shi-chi's Canoe

This 2009 TD Canadian Children's Literature award winning book captures life at residential school, as experienced through six-year-old Shin-chi and his older sister, Shi-shi-etko. This book captures the essence of the lives Canadian Indigenous children had to leave behind upon being taken into the Residential School System.

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Shi-shi-etko

This beautifully illustrated book shares Shi-shi-etko's appreciation of home, before leaving for a residential school. Throughout the book, Shi-shi-etko works to capture and learn lessons from her family to keep her safe when she's separated from them.

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When We Were Alone

A story about a young girl rediscovering her family's heritage as she learns about her grandmother's experience in residential schools.

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The Giving Tree

A timeless parable about the gift of giving and acceptance. Picture book.

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Horton Hears a Who

A book that reminds us that a person's a person, no matter how small! Picture book.

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Nerdy Birdy

It can be lonely when you're a nerdy birdy. A book about differences and belonging. Picture book.

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Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

Can Mary's good deed change the world? Picture book.

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One

The colours aren't getting along - until One shows them how to stand up, stand together and count. Picture book.

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The Three Questions

Young Nikolai knows he wants to be the best person possible, but he doesn't always know what is the right thing to do. Picture book.

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Enemy Pie

A book about kindness, coursety, respect and friendship. A funny and endearing story about truning a best enemy into a best friend. Picture book.

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We All Sing With the Same Voice

No matter where children live - or what they look like - they're all the same where it matters the most: at heart! Picture book. (Originally featured as a song on Sesame Street)

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Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

A beautiful story to encourage kindness in children. Picture book.

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Strictly No Elephants

The Pet Club doesn't understand that, like people, pets can come in all shapes and sizes. A book on the lessons of friendship and acceptance. Picture book.

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Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon

A story about a girl who stands up to bullying, and remembers the lesson of her grandma: to stand tall. Picture book.

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Most People

The world can be a scary place - but shouldn't we be more aware of kindness too? Picture book.

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I Walk With Vaness: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

A story of one girl who inspires her whole community to stand up to bullying. Inspired by real events. Picture book.

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The Monster Who Lost His Mean

A monster loses his M and becomming an onster, and teaches us the important lesson of being kind. Picture book.

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Last Stop on Market Street

While on the bus with his grandma, a young boy struggles to understand why he is so different from his friends. Picture book.

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The Big Umbrella

A timely and timeless book about acceptance. Picture book.

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Extra Yarn

A young girl uses a magic box of yarn to transform her community. Picture book

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The Rabbit Listened

A tender tale about the importance of listening to another's hurt. YPicture book.

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The Invisible Boy

Kindness is powerful and magical. Most importantly, it can help everyone be seen. Picture book.

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno's father is given a position of power at a Nazi concentration camp. There, he meets and befriends Shmuel, a prisoner. Young adult.

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