Viola Desmond
Who would you honour on a Canadian bank note? Draw your choice and explain why.
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Download freeWhere literacy is grounded through strong roots and real representation.
Repped & Rooted is a content creation hub that builds books, resources, and digital media to educate and inspire young learners across Canada.
- Black-owned
- Shipped from Nova Scotia
- Books sponsored into classrooms
Why we exist
Stories Worth Knowing. Books Worth Holding.
Repped & Rooted was founded by Lindsay Ruck — Nova Scotian author, educator, and storyteller.
Repped & Rooted exists to bring diverse and inspiring stories and characters into homes and classrooms across Canada. Through beautifully crafted books, educator resources, and community partnerships, we put representation directly into the hands of young readers.
Because representation isn’t just important. It’s essential.
The catalogue
Books & packs
Order direct from the publisher. Secure checkout, no account needed, shipped across Canada from Nova Scotia.
For teachers & schools
Everything you need to teach it on Monday
We drop printable activities and worksheets into your inbox every other week. All of our books include complimentary activities and discussion questions to keep kids engaged and thinking about what they’ve read.
Black Canadian history content
Printable, grade-based and tied to real Canadian history and heritage.
Read-aloud discussion guides
Discussion questions that are age-appropriate and make kids think about what they've read.
Curriculum connections
Mapped to outcomes in Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Health & Personal Development.
Free for every classroom
The Roots Pack: free printables
Eight companion worksheets for the eight books in The Roots Pack, celebrating Black Canadian icons through drawing, writing, and big ideas.
William Hall
Nominate a Hero: draw someone you would honour and explain what makes them a hero.
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Download freeCommunity Sponsorship Program
Putting diversity, culture, and representation into the hands of every child.
Research consistently shows that diverse, representative literature builds stronger readers, deeper empathy, and a more confident sense of identity in young children. When kids see themselves in books, they believe in their own potential.
The Repped & Rooted Community Sponsorship Program was built to put literature, culture, and heritage directly into the hands of every child at a school or learning centre twice a year.
What your sponsorship provides
- A book every child (Grades PP to 6) can call their very own, twice a year — October and February
- A printed activity sheet to complement each book and deepen what they've read
- Stories that promote diversity, culture, and representation
- A direct connection to local authors, to inspire the next generation of storytellers
Your community
Have an elementary school or centre in mind — your child’s school, a grandchild’s after-school program, a neighbourhood close to home? Just tell us. Prefer guidance? We’ll match you with a school from our partner list.
Let’s talk: Lindsay Ruck, Author & Founder — contact@reppedandrooted.com
The investment
$8.50
per child, per year
Because we print in-house, we cut out publisher sales costs — and reinvest the savings into the program.
Example: a school of 300 students = $2,550 (plus HST) for a full year of books, activities and connection.
Every sponsorship includes
- A letter sent home to families, with your sponsor logo, if desired
- Your name featured as a sponsor on reppedandrooted.com
- A free copy of each book gifted to the school's library
As this is our first year partnering, we’re asking for a one-year commitment to start — a chance to build something meaningful and show you the impact firsthand.
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Press & media
Lindsay Ruck — founder & publisher
Lindsay is the founder of Repped & Rooted, a content creation hub based in Nova Scotia, Canada. She writes and publishes children’s picture books that place childhood, history, and geography at the centre of the page, and builds the classroom resources that go with them.
She works directly with educators and community sponsors to get books into classrooms and communities. Lindsay is available for read-aloud visits, panels, and interviews.
- Founded
- Nova Scotia
- Focus
- Children's literature
- Catalogue
- Picture books, activity sets, classroom packs
- Programs
- Free educator resources, classroom sponsorships
- Available for
- Interviews, school visits, panels, readings
- Media kit
- Covers, logos, headshot and bio on request