Children’s Books Archive

The Giant Bear

One of the most terrifying creatures to be found in traditional Inuit stories is

How to Build an Iglu and a Qamutiik

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᒧᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ, ᓲᓗᒨᓂ ᐊᕙ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓲᔾᔨᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᒧᓯᐅᕐᓂᐅᓪᓗ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓲᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂᓗ. The

Trip to the Moon

This adventurous tale follows three boys from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, who—after discovering an old oil

Nala’s Magical Mitsiaq

A Story of Inuit Adoption Adoption among Inuit families—known as Inuit custom adoption—is a

Ukaliq

Fun for Little Nunavummiut Ukaliq is a fun and informative activity book about Nunavut,

Kaugjagjuk

The legend of Kaugjagjuk—a mistreated orphan who gains the strength to stand up for

The Orphan and the Polar Bear

ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᓗ, ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐃᒃᓯᖕᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓖᔭᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᒍᐊᖅᑖᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓇᓄᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓈᓗᖕᒧᑦ. ᓇᓄᐃᑦ

A Walk on the Tundra

ᐱᕈᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ.

The Shadows That Rush Past

A Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales This book introduces young readers to some of

Joy of Apex

Joy of Apex Joy is ten years old, living in Apex, Nunavut, and loving