About the Author: Author, speaker, and consultant Monique Gray Smith is of Cree, Lakota, and Scottish descent. Her works focus on emphasizing the awareness and resiliency of Indigenous people.
About the Illustrator: A former teacher, Métis illustrator Danielle Daniel is recognized for her illustrations, paintings, and writings for adults and children. About the Book: You Hold Me Up is a short and simple story about love, respect, and compassion. About the Author: Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak was raised living a traditional Inuit lifestyle in the Northwest Territories. He has since written 12 children's books and was awarded the Ruth Schwartz Award for children’s literature. Some of his books can be found in translations of French, Japanese, Braille, and Korean.
About the Book: My Arctic 1,2,3 features animals from the Arctic Circle. Children will experience counting while learning which animals are predators or prey and how people live in this particular environment. |
About the Author: Storyteller and author Richard Van Camp is a member of the Tlicho (Dogrib) Nation in the Northwest Territories. He has written baby books, comic books, short stories, graphic novels, children's books, scripts, and novels.
About the Illustrator: Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis illustrator, artist, and author. Flett has received awards for her illustrations, such as the 2017 Governor General's Award for Literature, as well as recognition for her own book Wild Berries which was featured in the New York Times. About the Book: Little You is a book about the joy children and babies bring to the world and the honour each child deserves. |
About the Author: Joseph MacLean is a historian, storyteller, and social entrepreneur. He took Native studies at the University of Montreal during his history degree and has always been interested in Aboriginal history and culture. He considered it odd that western nursery rhymes and stories were used to educate Indigenous children and decided to write books containing Aboriginal history and culture.
About the Book: A is for Aboriginal features the letters of the alphabet. Each letter explores Aboriginal history and culture by associating every letter with a name, place, or fact. |
About the Author: Author, speaker, and consultant Monique Gray Smith is of Cree, Lakota, and Scottish descent. Her works focus on emphasizing the awareness and resiliency of Indigenous people.
About the Illustrator: Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis illustrator, artist, and author. Flett has received awards for her illustrations, such as the 2017 Governor General's Award for Literature, as well as recognition for her own book Wild Berries which was featured in the New York Times. About the Book: My Heart Fills with Happiness is a simple board book that serves as a reminder to consider all the things in life that bring us joy. |