| You Hold Me Up / Ê-Ohpiniyan Contributor(s): Gray Smith, Monique (Author), Daniel, Danielle (Illustrator), Collins, Mary Cardinal (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1459821750 ISBN-13: 9781459821750 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Cree Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2018941589 |
| Lexile Measure: 50 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Plains |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with others. With vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, this is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens. Orca Book Publishers is proud to offer this picture book as a dual-language (English and Plains Cree) edition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gray Smith, Monique: - Monique Gray Smith is a mixed-heritage woman of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry and a proud mom of twins. Monique is an accomplished consultant, writer and international speaker. Her first novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Monique and her family are blessed to live on Lekwungen territory in Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.littledrum.com.Daniel, Danielle: - Danielle Daniel is the author and illustrator of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, a finalist for the First Nation Communities Read Award and the Blue Spruce Award and a New York Public Library's Most Notable Books of 2015. Danielle is currently working on two novels and completing an MFA in creative writing through UBC. She writes and paints in Sudbury, Ontario. For more information, visit danielledaniel.com. |