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Picturing Difference: Three Recent Picture Books Portray the Black Nova Scotian Community

The image of Canada as a multicultural and diverse country has profoundly influenced Canadian children's literature. Three recent picture books from Nova Scotia provide counter-stories to the usual narrative depicting Canada as a universally tolerant and welcoming multicultural society, offering insights into community, power, prejudice, and identity within the Nova Scotia Black community, and depicting the complex relationship of this historic community with the Canadian mainstream.