Imagining Who Wore Them

Little Shoes – written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbinTundra Books, 2025 Many Indigenous children, in both Canada and the U.S., suffered the trauma of being removed from their families and placed in residential schools funded by the government and often controlled by different Christian denominations.  Deprived of their heritage, and often subject … Continue reading Imagining Who Wore Them

Miigiwe – Giving Away is Good

An Anishinaabe Christmas – written by Wab Kinew, illustrated by Erin HillTundra Books, 2024 Finding a children’s book that may be identified as an instant classic is not to be taken for granted. One book that fits that category is An Anishinaabe Christmas. It brings to mind Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, the … Continue reading Miigiwe – Giving Away is Good