Camel In the Sun

by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 23, 2026

Inspired by a retelling of a traditional Muslim hadith, or account of the words or actions of the Prophet, which the author first heard in Sri Lanka, this is the story of a camel whose cruel owner only realizes what suffering he has caused when the Prophet appears and...

My Street Remembers

by boot | Sep 2, 2025

Peel back the history of one city street in North America to reveal the greater story of the land on which we live — from 14,000 years ago, when mammoths roamed the icefields; to the lives of the First Peoples over thousands of years; to the 1600s, when Europeans...

Marcel with a Splash

by boot | Jun 19, 2025

When Marcel is born, the first thing the midwife notices is his webbed toes. Otherwise, he eats, he sleeps, he eats again, just like any baby. And then the doctors start to notice Marcel’s almond-shaped eyes, weak muscle tone and unusually shaped ears. They come to a...

Everybelly

by boot | Jun 19, 2025

Maddie and her mom spend a sunny day at the local public pool, where she meets and greets friends and neighbors. Maddie is waist-high on most of them, and she knows there’s an interesting person behind every belly she passes — bellies with scars, tattooed bellies,...

Shin-chi’s Canoe

by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Feb 18, 2025

This moving sequel to the award-winning Shi-shi-etko tells the story of two children’s experiences at residential school. Shi-shi-etko is about to return for her second year, but this time her six-year-old brother, Shin-chi, is going, too. As they begin their journey...