If you visit Kohkom, she will make you feel special and loved.Spending the day with Kohkom is special. She will braid your hair, show you how to make beaded earrings and ribbon skirts, teach you her bannock recipe (don't forget to knead it with love!) and share her Knowledge. She will tell you about her childhood and share funny family stories. Even though Kohkom might forget your name, you always know that she loves you. And when you give Kohkom a piece of bannock...

If you spend the afternoon with Mosom, you might make him tea and listen to stories.If you make him tea, chances are that he will want some bannock to go with it. He will tell you his stories, show you pictures from when he was young and share his Knowledge. Although Mosom may move a little slower and sometimes forget things, you can help him find his glasses and go for walks together. It’s okay to go slow. Along the way, Mosom will teach you new Cree words and the...

Winner of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated BooksA 2026 IBBY-UNESCO Remarkable Book for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages★“In warm, soothing language, a mother speaks to her infant, poetically describing their ancestral surroundings and reflecting on traditional Cree knowledge…Luxuriantly alive with glowing colors and textured patterns, Dumont’s (Onion Lake Cree Na...

Winner of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books★“In warm, soothing language, a mother speaks to her infant, poetically describing their ancestral surroundings and reflecting on traditional Cree knowledge…Luxuriantly alive with glowing colors and textured patterns, Dumont’s (Onion Lake Cree Nation) exquisite pointillist illustrations resemble three-dimensional beadwork. This eloquent and insightful picture ...

Key Selling PointsAdapted from a lullaby the author wrote for her newborn son, this book is a love song to her child and all Indigenous children.Lyrical language conveys a powerful message of reconciliation and reclamation.As a dual-language picture book in Plains Cree and English, this story supports Cree language learners.Author Tonya Simpson is Scottish and Cree and a member of Pasqua First Nation. She was born and raised in c...

★**“This solemn and serene volume should be considered a first purchase. Essential for most collections, and with its wildlife-centric art, it’s also a perfect read-aloud for Earth Day.”—School Library Journal, starred review**A lullaby of reconciliation and reclamation, celebrating the ancestral relationship between Indigenous children and the land that is forever their home.Under glowing morning sun and silvery winter moon, from speckled frogs cr...