Written by: Nicola I. Campbell Illustrated by: Julie Flett For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Nte?kepmxín (Interior Salishan people) Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, First Nations, Family, Culture & Traditions, Nature. Summary: This book follows Nikki and her Yayah (grandmother) along with a few other kids as they gather food in the forest. Very vocabulary-heavy, this book also focuses on pronouncing Nte?kepmxín…
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Rad Women Worldwide
Written by: Kate Schatz Illustrated by: Miriam Klein Stahl For Ages: 8-16 years Language: English Topics Covered: Global Community, Activism, Trailblazers, Women in STEM, Artists. Summary: This book is much like it’s counterpart but on a global and more in-depth scale. Women from every continent are featured, spanning thousands of years throughout history. Ancient Mesopotamia…
Sweetest Kulu
Written by: Celina Kalluk Illustrated by: Alexandria Neonakis For Ages: Infant and up Language: Bilingual: Inuktitut and English; English. Topics Covered: Love, Family, First Nations People, Indigenous Voices, Inuit Culture. Summary: “Kulu” is an Inuktitut term of endearment, akin to “Mija” in Spanish. This book’s narrator is a mother speaking to their own Kulu. The…
I Am Not A Number
Written by: Jenny Kay Depuis and Kathy Kacer Illustrated by: Gillian Newland For Ages: 7-11 years Language: English, some Ojibway. Topics Covered: Indigenous People, First Nations, Historical Figures, Residential Schools, Culture, Community. Summary: This book is an emotional look into the story of Irene Couchie Dupuis and her forced residential schooling during her childhood. Irene’s…
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Written by: Robbie Robertson Illustrated by: David Shannon For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Historical Figures, First Nations People, Culture. Summary: This hefty book catalogues the story of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker as they attempt to unite the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tribes many years ago in the 14th century. Hiawatha is a…
We Sang You Home
Written by: Richard Van Camp Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and Up Language: Bilingual-English and Plains Cree Topics Covered: Family, Indigenous Voices, First Nations, New Baby. Summary: This board book is from the perspective of new parents speaking to their child, celebrating their birth and arrival to the family. The metaphor “we sang…
My Heart Fills With Happiness
Written by: Monique Gray Smith Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and Up Language: Bilingual-English and Plains Cree Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, First Nations, Happiness, Family, Community, Culture, Love. Summary: This adorable board book celebrates happiness and the little things in life. Baking bread, walking in the grass, drumming on the lap of a…
Little You
Written by: Richard Van Camp Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and Up Language: Bilingual-English and Plains Cree; English. Topics Covered: New Baby, Indigenous Voices, First Nations, Family, Love, Celebration. Summary: This rhyming board book celebrates a new baby’s arrival in a family. The illustrations show a happy family mostly in nature, exploring the…
You Hold Me Up
Written by: Monique Gray Smith Illustrated by: Danielle Daniel For Ages: 3-6 years Language: English Topics Covered: Social-Emotional Learning, Family, Kindness, Community. Summary: This book uses the title phrase “you hold me up” to speak about kind acts loved ones do for one another. This book is great for young children to learn acts of…
When We Were Alone
Written by: David A. Robertson Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: Infant and up Language: English and Cree Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Residential Schools, First Nations, Summary: This tender board book explores the history of residential schooling that was inflicted upon Indigenous and First Nations people. A young girl helps her grandmother in the garden…