Unspecified (South Asian)
Amira’s Suitcase
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Refugee Journey, Setting: Refugee Camp, Welcoming by Community
Anni Dreams of Biryani
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual
Bhangra Boogie
Age 04 or older
Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Hindi Featured Words, Multilingual: Urdu Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Bilal Cooks Daal
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents
Billu Buttons
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Sikh, Welcoming by School
Blablabla: (Gibberish)
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Immigrant: Education, Multilingual: Spanish, Welcoming by Individual
Brown Is Beautiful
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Identity: Body Image, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Bubblegum Shoes: The Big Sleepover (#2)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Arts, Cross-Group Friendship, Education & Literacy, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Mystery
Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet (#1)
Age 08 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Education & Literacy, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Mystery
Dear Muslim Child
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Canadian Connection, Community Action, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Diwali Lights
Age 00 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Diwali, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu
Don’t Read the Comments
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Activism, Allyship, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Discrimination: Racial, Engagement Tool: Video, Format: Audiobook
Eli and the Uncles
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Extended, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Excited for Eid (Our Neighborhood)
Age 00 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Diverse Abilities: Physical, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Farah’s Nose: A celebration of South Asian Heritage and Family
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Body/Hair, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Body Image, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Hindi Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Muslim, Religious Background: Sikh
Friday Fun (Our Neighborhood)
Age 00 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Early Childhood, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
Gibberish
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cross-Group Friendship, Format: Audiobook, Immigrant: Education, Welcoming by Individual
Happy Holi!: Celebrating the Festival of Colors
Age 00 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Holi, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu
Henna Is . . .
Age 03 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Arts, Celebrations, Celebrations: Diwali, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Muslim
I’m Not Here to Make Friends
Age 13 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Identity: Exploration, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Ibraheem’s Perfect Eid
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim
It Starts With One
Age 05 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual
It’s Holi!
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Holi, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Diverse Abilities: Neurological, Early Childhood, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Hindi Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu
Let’s Eat!: Foods from Here, There and Everywhere
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Welcoming by Community
Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Multilingual: Hindi Featured Words, Multilingual: Urdu Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Mandeep’s Cloudy Days
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Parents, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Sikh, Trauma & Healing
Mauntie and Me
Age 03 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Extended, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual
Maymoona’s Moon: A Special Eid Story
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Extended, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, STEM
Meet Me on Love Street
Age 14 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Activism, Canadian Connection, Community Action, Discrimination: Economic, Family Relationship: Parents, Genre: Romance, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Muslim
Meet Me on Mercer Street
Age 08 or older
Themes: Arts, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Economic, Format: Audiobook, Format: Graphic Novel, Genre: Humor
Mustafa
Age 05 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Canadian Connection, Educator Resource, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Family Relationship: Parents, Refugee: War/Conflict, Religious Background: Muslim, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current)
Mustafa’s Mithai
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Multilingual: Hindi Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim