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Jubilee's name means happiness, but lately, she hasn't felt so happy. The foot-stomping, hand-clapping Sunday morning praise breaks at Rise and Shine Community Church used to be Jubilee's happy place, but they haven't been since her beloved Grandma Mozelle passed away. Determined to reclaim her happiness, Jubilee turns to Grandma Mozelle's closet. But will she really discover true joy buried among the bright hats and shimmery shoes?

"A young boy reflects on what he will do when he's a Moshom (grandfather). He explains that he'll go to all their activities and cheer the loudest, because that's what his Moshom did. He'll show them their culture, just like Moshom did. He'll take them fishing and speak swampy cree, feed them Bannock and play cribbage because that's what his Moshom did with him. A touching tribute to a lost grandparent and how we keep them alive by passing down memories."--...

"When thirty-year-old Conner Robbins hits and kills a cyclist, no one blames him - but he can't stop blaming himself. A freak accident, they say. But Conner is consumed by guilt, and begins to shut himself off from the people who care about him, risking his closest relationships and a career he no longer feels he deserves. In the weeks following the accident, Conner finds an unexpected sense of solace in an unlikely place: a budding friendship with...

A picture book that addresses family experiences of pregnancy loss and grief through the perspective of a young child. The story follows a family preparing for a new baby before facing an unexpected loss, and depicts their emotional healing process through shared activities and the passage of time. Illustrated and intended for children and families, the book explores themes of loss, resilience, and emotional understanding.

"On an ordinary afternoon, a woman witnesses her partner killed in the street. Time stands still. She lifts his body from the pavement, cradles him, takes him to their home, disinfects each inch of skin--and sits down to begin. As he witnesses his own funeral from beyond, their two voices--one living, the other dead--lament a lifetime of bone-grinding labor in a society that devours everyone whole. But the woman is no longer willing to bow to the...