Little shoes
"From the bestselling and Governor General's Award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools. Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks abo...
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| Language: | English |
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Tundra,
2025.
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| Summary: | "From the bestselling and Governor General's Award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools. Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. He looks at the stars outside his bedroom and thinks about the night sky stories his kōkom has told him. He imagines being a moshom himself. On nights like these, he follows the moonlit path to his mother's bedroom. They talk and they cuddle, and they fall asleep just like that. One day, James's kōkom takes him on a special walk with a big group of people. It's called a march, and it ends in front of a big pile of things: teddy bears, flowers, tobacco ties and little shoes. Kōkom tells him that this is a memorial in honor of children who had gone to residential school but didn't come home. He learns that his kōkom was sent away to one of these schools with her sister, who didn't come home. That night, James can't sleep so he follows the moonlit path to his mother. She explains to James that at residential school when Kōkom felt alone, she had her sister to cuddle, just like they do. And James falls asleep gathered in his mother's arms."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm. Issued also in electronic format. |
| ISBN: | 9781774881729 1774881721 |
| Author Notes: | MAYA McKIBBIN is a Two-Spirited multidisciplinary animator and illustrator living on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wo7mesh and səlilwəta_x026C_ Nations. They are Irish-settler, Ojibwe with roots in White Earth Nation and diaspora from Zacatecas in Mexico. They grew up in ch'atlich and later in the southwest of England. Maya illustrated the picture books Swift Fox All Along , written by Rebecca Thomas, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award, and The Song That Called Them Home , written by David A. Robertson. Maya's work has also appeared in graphic novels and comics, including Image Comics' The Silver Coin #5 , Salmon Run , Shades of Fear and Amanda Strong's adaptation of Four Faces of the Moon . Visit their website at www.mkchibs.com |
