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First ever Northwest Coast Native Art adult colouring book!

Colour & Draw Northwest Coast Native Formline features 44 Northwest Coast artists using a variety of traditional styles and designs to create authentic interpretations of animals through indigenous formline techniques

8.5" x 11", 32 pages

Printed on premium paper using soy-based ink and non-toxic coatings

JOURNAL BETTER HALF

Better Half by Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey. These 200-page hard cover Journals feature sturdy twin coil binding, vibrant cover images and colourful lined interior pages. 5 1\2"w x 8 1\2"h

5 1\2"w x 8 1\2"h

8.5" x 11", 32 pages

Printed on premium paper using soy-based ink and non-toxic coatings. 

When the wolrd seems sad and family is so far away, a single butterfly can make all the difference. In the 11th story in the Nanabosho series, Joe and Matrine weave a funny and touching story of how the legendary friend and trickster created beautiful butterflies - "bringing wonder and laughter to children everywhere."

Written by: Joe McLellan and Matrine Therriault

Illustrated by: Jackie Traverse

ISBN: 978-1-894717-58-8

K - Grade 7

24 page coloring book with images including; Lake scenes, Sunsets, Wildlife & more!

After the shy and vulnerable Turtle helps Nanabosho find fish to eat, Nanabosho wants to give thanks. The gift he gives is one to make Turtle brave to face the world.

Written by: Joe McLellan

Illustrated by: Rhian Brynjolson

ISBN: 978-0-921827-40-5

K - Grade 7

Long ago, the only fire in the world was guarded jealously by an old medicine man. Nanabosho devises a plan to bring that warmth to the people.

Written by Joseph McLellan

Illustrated by Don Monkman

ISBN: 978-0-921827-05-4

K-Grade 7

In this legend, Kitchi Manitou presents Nanabosho with a gift of tabacco to be used for offering before using the other gifts that were put forth on this earth.

Written by Joe McLellan

Illustrated by: Rhian Brynjolson

ISBN: 978-0-921827-14-6

K-Grade 7

24 page coloring book with images including; moose, otter, beaver, owls & more!

When Nanabosho decides to have some fun at the expense of a little bear club, ther's a surprise in store - courtesy of the cub's furious mother! Thanks to shy little Porcupine, he discovers best friends are often closer than you think.

Written by: Joe McLellan and Matrine Therriault

Illustrated by: Ryan Gorrie

ISBN: 978-1-894717-39-7

K - Grade 7

Through his grandfather’s gentle teachings a young Ojibwe boy learns the values of life and the significance of the eagle feather.

Written and Illustrated by: Ferguson Plain

ISBN: 978-0-921827-12-2

24 pp

Grades 1-6

Nokomis tells her grandson, Heyden, the story of how Bear was tricked by Fox. In a story that seems to be about good and bad characters, however, Heyden finds instead a tale of difference.

Written by: Jane Chartrand

Illustrated by: Zaawaazit Mkwa Tsun

ISBN: 978-1-894717-31-1

Preschool - Grade 4

A telephone call from her grandmother has a young native girl in the city looking forward to visiting the reserve. In gentle, joyous ways we see how women - especially grandmothers - are often the spiritual glue when families are seperated by long miles.

Written by: Iris Loewen

Illustrated by: Gloria Miller

ISBN: 978-0-921827-36-8

K - Grade 4

Winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award (Younger Category), 2009 Manitoba Book Awards

Many years ago, by a lake in Northern Canada, a young girl named Marie found a wordless understanding with a special goose that would change her life. A gentle and moving story of love, faith and letting go, Goose Girl marks a new direction for Joe and Matrine McLellan after 10 enduring books in the Nanabosho series, with sumptuous illustrations from Rhian Brynjolson.

"Joe and Matrine McLellan [. . .] tell this story simply and effectvely, with a keen respect for Metis heritage [. . .] a good candidate for home, school and public library purchase." - Quill and Quire

"Rhian Brynjolson's illustrations of the story's characters and its northern setting have an earthy beauty; this quality, added to the French and Cree words interspersed among the English, makes Goose Girl exceptional." - The Globe and Mail

Written by Joe McLellan and Matrine McLellan

Illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson

ISBN: 978-1-894717-44-1

K-Grade 7

Presented simultaneously in English and Cree, this is the imaginative story of Wisahkecahk's brief but adventurous visit to the moon!

Written by: Freda Ahenakew

Illustrated by: Sherry Farrell Racette

ISBN: 978-0-921827-57-3

Grades 1-6

NOTEBOOK LIC FEATHER

The Life in Colour notebook features front and back cover illustrations for colouring and colouring images on each page. 200 lined pages, wire bound in black.

5 3/4" X 7 3/4"

JOURNAL BLUE LOON LAKE

Canada Geese Return Home by A.J. VanDrie. These 200-page hard cover Journals feature sturdy twin coil binding, vibrant cover images and colourful lined interior pages. 5 1\2"w x 8 1\2"h

5 1\2"w x 8 1\2"h

The people we love will live on in our memories.

I Loved Her is a young Metis girl's tender recollection of her wise and loving grandmother.  From singing songs together at the piano to playing indoor games on rainy days, their friendship grows deeper and richer. Shezza Ansloos' first book for young readers is a heartening testament to a love that will never be forgotten.

Written By: Shezza Ansloos

Illustrated By: Kimberly-McKay-Fleming

ISBN: 978-1-894717-59-5

29pp

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In remote communities of the north, people celebrate the first signs of the coming spring with a community picnic. This is a simple yet touching tale of young Iskotew and her growing excitement for the change is seasons.

Written by: Tina Umperville

Illustrated by: Christie Rice 

ISBN: 978-0-921827-46-7

K - Grade 4