Remembrance Day
Books to honour Remembrance Day
A bear in war
Innes, Stephanie
2012
Inspired by the true story of Teddy, a stuffed bear that was sent to the front lines during World War I.
Faithful elephants : a true story of animals, people, and war
Tsuchiya, Yukio, 1904-1999
1988
Recounts how three elephants in a Tokyo zoo were put to death because of the war, focusing on the pain shared by the elephants and the keepers who must starve them.
Poppies, poppies everywhere!
Leduc, Denise, author
2022
On a fall day Charlotte wants to go to the playground, but Grandma has other plans. Grumpy and reluctant, Charlotte trudges along. When Grandma pins a red flower on Charlotte?s coat, Charlotte starts to become curious. She then begins to learn more about Remembrance Day while participating in her first Remembrance Day service
The poppy lady : Moina Belle Michael and her tribute to veterans
Walsh, Barbara Elizabeth, author
2012
Winnie's great war
Mattick, Lindsay, author
2018
An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh.