Written & Illustrated by: Julie Flett For Ages: 3 years and up Language: English & some Cree Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Intergenerational Stories, Single-Parent Families, Moving, Nature, Seasonal Changes, Drawing. Summary: Katherena is a young Cree girl who moves with her mother from a little house by the sea into a little house…
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Top 5 Books We Read in 2018
2018 was a rollercoaster of a year, with so many opportunities for growth and learning all over the place! We launched this site as a passion project, and we have been so lucky to connect with many people from all over the globe, sharing our mutual love of diverse literature! We have no idea what…
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…
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…