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Ten Little FINGERS and Ten Little TOES
"...Using rhyme and repetition, she has created a multicultural book about something all different babies have in common: ten little fingers and ten little toes. The same reassuring refrain follows after each pair of babies is introduced, like this…
Tags: Children's Books
Tenka: Shogun edition
Shogun edition
players: 3-8
Playing time: 45 minutes
age: 13 +
Whether in the royal court or on the battlefield, the lords of feudal Japan fight a never-ending struggle for power amidst the chaos of a faltering Empire. You will vie for…
players: 3-8
Playing time: 45 minutes
age: 13 +
Whether in the royal court or on the battlefield, the lords of feudal Japan fight a never-ending struggle for power amidst the chaos of a faltering Empire. You will vie for…
Tags: 13+, 3-8 players, 45 mins, Board game, Cards, Games, small
textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In this semi-biographical, coming-of-age story, told in first-person narrative, a Native-American teen, Arnold Spirit Jr. (referred to as “Junior” throughout the book) details his experience attending an all-white public high school in the…
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
This book follows the mischievous activities of fourth graders, George and Harold, as they pull numerous pranks at their school. They write a comic book about Captain Underpants and pull a series of practical jokes on the school's football team.…
The Baby-sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea
"This graphic-novel version of a popular series describes how the Baby-Sitters Club was formed, focusing on the girls' friendships and some of their amusing jobs. Subplots include Kristy's gradual acceptance of her mother's boyfriend and their…
Tags: Children's Books
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and…
The Big Circus in the St. Lawrence: Canada's First World's Fair
Desbarats evaluates the pros and cons of the fair from both a fiscal and political standpoint. The article is incomplete (2 of 4 pages).
Tags: Cultural Event, Economics, Expo '67, Montreal, Quebec, World Fair
The Book of Bunny Suicides
This dark comedy book includes cartoon drawings of bunnies who are trying to commit suicide. The drawings are made in such a way that their exact method is not immediately obvious. The book includes pop-culture references including a reference to The…
Tags: Andy Riley, challenged works, Freedom to Read, Humour
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textures of your pandemic experience

A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.