When We Were Alone | 
Our read aloud today.
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This book is sad. 😔
pickQuietly powerful. I really loved this one. It is important without being overbearing, and it makes the celebration of the grandmother‘s resilience stronger than the terrible things she was subjected to. The residential schools were a terrible thing. This story is of a woman who chooses to embrace everything that they tried to take from her.
pickMy fifteenth and final book finished in January 2018. Beautifully illustrated and beautifully told, I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a book to introduce their kids to the difficult topic of the Indian Residential School System. Of all the books I have read on the topic, this is easily the most appropriate for the under age 8 crowd.
pickA stunning, poetic #picturebook about the Nehiyawak (Cree) experience in residential schools. Gorgeous collage artwork by the incomparable Julie Flett. Gentle and sensitive; suitable for introducing a difficult topic to children in kindergarten to Grade 3. #IndigenousVoices #CanadianAuthors
"Back home, long hair was a source of pride. We cut it when we lost a loved one. Now it felt as if a part of me was dying with every strand that fell." -Jenny Kay Dupuis, in I Am Not a Number.
Two children's #picturebooks about the residential schools #Indigenous experience have been considered for all kinds of #Canadian awards this year. It's good to see materials on this topic for students of various ages. ??
