PreviewsSandra Lamouche

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  pêyak little duck

  Sandra Lamouche, Mando Littlechild (Illustrator)

  Celebrating the connection between language learning and the land, this counting book explores the birds a young Cree child finds on a walk, teaching Plains Cree vocabulary while practising counting. Cree pronunciations are given and reinforced by the rhythm of the English text.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $21.95 Hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59837-17-1)  

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  We Belong to the Drum

  Sandra Lamouche, Azby Whitecalf (Illustrator)

  Nikosis grew up going to powwows, and when he starts daycare, he doesn’t like it, until his mother has the idea to use drums to help him find connection, comfort, and a feeling of belonging. This story of the transformative effects of culturally safe and inclusive education was inspired by the author’s son’s experience.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $21.95 Hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59834-35-4)