PreviewsTonya Simpson

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  Forever Our Home

  Tonya Simpson, Carla Joseph (Illustrator)

  This lullaby, gently illustrated and available in a dual language edition in Plains Cree and English, celebrates the plants (such as tiger lily, fireweed, and tamaracks) and animals (such as foxes, chickadees, and speckled frog) of the Prairies, and the family’s spiritual connection to the land.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $21.95 Hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59835-63-4)  

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  If You Make a Mosom Tea

  Tonya Simpson, Emily Côté (Illustrator)

  This lovely story shows the bond between a young boy and his mosom – how they tell stories, eat bannock, and go for walks together, during which Mosom teaches his grandson Cree words and what different plants are. Cree words are woven throughout and a picture glossary is included.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $21.95 Hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59842-00-7)  

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  This Land Is a Lullaby

  Tonya Simpson, Delreé Dumont (Illustrator)

  This gentle and lush book – with pointillism-style artwork depicting the swish of the grasses, the flight of the geese, the sounds of the frogs, and more – shares a sacred song and dance from the ancestors that soothes children to sleep and reminds them of their connection to the land.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $21.95 Hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59836-09-9)