Staff Picks

Celebrate Hindu Heritage Month with a collection of items that highlight Hindu history, culture, and traditions. Featuring stories for kids and adults, these titles showcase the richness, diversity, and enduring influence of Hindu heritage around the world.

Happy Holi!: Celebrating the Festival of Colors

Chitra Soundar; illustrated by Amberin Huq

All We Imagine as Light

The Criterion Collection

Zarina Divided

Reem Faruqi

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

Show-and-Tell Queen

Priti Birla Maheshwari; illustrated by Rea Zhai

The Dream Runners

Shveta Thakrar

Hindu Festivals and Traditions

Anita Ganeri

Maya in Multicolor

Swati Teerdhala

Maya's Holi

Thrity N. Umrigar; illustrated by Kamala M. Nair

Why I Am a Hindu

Shashi Tharoor

Navya Sings for Navarathri

Lakshmi Thamizhmani; illustrated by Avani Dwivedi

The Legend of Meneka

Kritika H Rao

A Bindi Can Be...

Suma Subramaniam; illustrated by Kamala M. Nair

The Four-way Path: A Guide to Purushartha and India's Spiritual Traditions for a Life of Happiness, Success, and Purpose

Héctor García

I Am a Hindu

Rajni Mala Khelawan

She of the Mountains

Vivek Shraya

Ganesha's Great Race

Sanjay Patel; illustrated by Emily Haynes

The Bhagavad Gita: a New Translation

Gavin Flood & Charles Martin

Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding

Mitali Banerjee Ruths; illustrator Parwinder Singh

Tall Water

SJ Sindu

Climate Conversations

In recognition of Climate Action Week (November 1-7), this collection of items for kids and adults explores the environment, sustainability, and the power of collective action. Learn, get inspired, and discover ways to make a difference for our planet.

Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis

David Geselbracht

How to Manage Your Eco-anxiety: An Empowering Guide for Young People

Anouchka Grose

Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing

Jennifer Grenz

What a Waste: 9 Ways to Fight Climate Change

Karen Tam Wu

Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find us a Future

Alan Weisman

The Story and Science of Hope

Andrea Curtis

This Sweet Earth: Walking With our Children in the Age of Climate Collapse

Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

How to Be an Eco Explorer

Yussef Rafik

Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Hannah Ritchie

Solar Bear

Beth Ferry

What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis

Malcolm Harris

Let's Make a Change: The United Nations' 17 Goals for a Better World

Judith Drews

Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

Bill McKibben

The Air We Share: A Pollution Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It

Dee Romito

Facing the Climate Challenge

PBS

Let's Get Creative: Art For a Healthy Planet

Jessica Rose

Solved: How the World's Great Cities are Fixing the Climate Crisis

David Miller

Ada Twist Scientist: Team Green!

Andrea Beaty

A Future We Can Love: How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts and Minds

Susan Bauer-Wu

Eating to Save the Planet: How Veganism Helps Fight Climate Change

Anne Broyles

Remembrance Day

In honour of Remembrance Day (November 11), this collection for kids and adults explores the many ways war shapes lives—from the experiences of those who served to the stories of civilians and refugees affected by conflict. These books encourage reflection, remembrance, and a deeper understanding of the cost of war.

Muhammad's Recipe for Remembering

Maidah Ahmad; illustrated by Shruti Prabhu

What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

Eldon Yellowhorn

Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees

Paul Tom; illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé

By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families

R.H. Thomson

Where the Poppies Blow: The Life and Lessons of John McCrae

Paul Keery; illustrated by Mike Wyatt

The Riveter: A Novel

Jack Wang

Winnie's Great War

Lindsay Mattick & Josh Greenhut; illustrated by Sophie Blackall

The Vimy Oaks: A Journey to Peace

Linda Granfield; illustrated by Brian Deines

Girl Takes Drastic Step!: How Molly Lamb Bobak Became Canada's First Official Woman War Artist

Jillian Dobson; illustrated by Genevieve Simms

Prisoner #1056: How I Survived War and Found Peace

Roy Ratnavel

Bunny the Brave War Horse: Based on a True Story

Elizabeth MacLeod; illustrated by Marie Lefrance

Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War

Matthew Barrett

My Sister the Apple Tree: A Refugee Story of Hope and Resilience

Jordan Scott & Jamal Saeed; illustrated by Zahra Marwan

The Peace: A Warrior's Journey

Roméo Dallaire

The Scout: Tommy Prince

David Robertson; illustrated by Scott B. Henderson

Fight to the Finish: Canadians in the Second World War, 1944-1945

Tim Cook

Stealing Home

J. Torres & David Namisato

Till We Meet Again: A Canadian in the First World War

Brandon Marriott

Indigenous Peoples in the World Wars

Simon Rose

The Roosting Box: Rebuilding the Body after the First World War

Kristen Den Hartog

Why Do We Fight?: Conflict, War, and Peace

Niki Walker

Black Canadians in Canada's World Wars

Brian D'Souza

Be Kind, Read Kind

In celebration of World Kindness Day (November 13), this collection for kids and adults shares stories that inspire empathy, compassion, and connection. From small acts to big gestures, these books remind us how kindness can make the world a little brighter.