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If you visit Kohkom, she will make you feel special and loved.
Spending the day with Kohkom is special. She will braid your hair, show you how to make beaded earrings and ribbon skirts, teach you her bannock recipe (don't forget to knead it with love!) and share her Knowledge. She will tell you about her childhood and share funny family stories. Even though Kohkom might forget your name, you always know that she loves you. And when you give Kohkom a piece of bannock with jam, she might just want a kiss to go with it.
This gentle story celebrates the role Elders play in sharing their culture, Knowledge and Traditions with younger generations. Its tender illustrations show the strong and loving bond between grandmother and granddaughter.
Praise for Tonya Simpson
★"This solemn and serene volume should be considered a first purchase. Essential for most collections, and with its wildlife-centric art, it's also a perfect read-aloud for Earth Day." -School Library Journal, starred review for Forever Our Home
★"In warm, soothing language, a mother speaks to her infant, poetically describing their ancestral surroundings and reflecting on traditional Cree knowledge (…)This eloquent and insightful picture book (…) honors the enduring relationship between a child, their ancestors, and the land." -Booklist, starred review for This Land Is a Lullaby
Key Selling Points:
• A warm intergenerational story about a granddaughter spending a joyful day with her Kohkom, learning how to bead earrings, sew a ribbon skirt and make bannock.
• Highlights the vital role of Elders in sharing knowledge, culture and traditions with younger generations.
• Incorporates Cree words throughout, with a picture glossary at the back to support language learning and classroom use.
• The narration mimics the style of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, making for a fun read-aloud experience, and the beautiful illustrations make it ideal for family reading, school libraries and cultural education.
• Author and Indigenous anthropologist Tonya Simpson is Scottish and Cree and a member of the Pasqua First Nation. This is her fourth book, following Forever Our Home, This Land Is a Lullaby and If You Make a Mosom Tea.
This beautifully illustrated picture book follows a granddaughter's special day with her Kohkom, celebrating the importance of time with Elders and the sharing of culture, language and tradition.
Tonya Simpson is of Scottish and Cree ancestry. She is a member of Pasqua First Nation and was born and raised in central Alberta. Tonya is an anthropologist who loves to write stories that connect families with each other and the natural world around them. She is the author of Forever Our Home and This Land Is a Lullaby, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. Tonya lives with her family at Pigeon Lake in Westerose, Alberta.
Mando Littlechild is a Treaty 6 nêhiyaw First Nations artist from Maskwacis, Alberta. They have been painting professionally since 2021 and work in many mediums but specialize in painting, digital illustrations and comics. They are Two-Spirit and nonbinary. If you kiss a Kohkom, you might just learn something special.
Spending the day with Kohkom is special. She will braid your hair, show you how to make beaded earrings and ribbon skirts, teach you her bannock recipe (don't forget to knead it with love!) and share her Knowledge. She will tell you about her childhood and share funny family stories. Even though Kohkom might forget your name, you always know that she loves you. And when you give Kohkom a piece of bannock with jam, she might just want a kiss to go with it.
This gentle story celebrates the role Elders play in sharing their culture, Knowledge and Traditions with younger generations. Its tender illustrations show the strong and loving bond between grandmother and granddaughter.
Praise for Tonya Simpson
★"This solemn and serene volume should be considered a first purchase. Essential for most collections, and with its wildlife-centric art, it's also a perfect read-aloud for Earth Day." -School Library Journal, starred review for Forever Our Home
★"In warm, soothing language, a mother speaks to her infant, poetically describing their ancestral surroundings and reflecting on traditional Cree knowledge (…)This eloquent and insightful picture book (…) honors the enduring relationship between a child, their ancestors, and the land." -Booklist, starred review for This Land Is a Lullaby
Key Selling Points:
• A warm intergenerational story about a granddaughter spending a joyful day with her Kohkom, learning how to bead earrings, sew a ribbon skirt and make bannock.
• Highlights the vital role of Elders in sharing knowledge, culture and traditions with younger generations.
• Incorporates Cree words throughout, with a picture glossary at the back to support language learning and classroom use.
• The narration mimics the style of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, making for a fun read-aloud experience, and the beautiful illustrations make it ideal for family reading, school libraries and cultural education.
• Author and Indigenous anthropologist Tonya Simpson is Scottish and Cree and a member of the Pasqua First Nation. This is her fourth book, following Forever Our Home, This Land Is a Lullaby and If You Make a Mosom Tea.
This beautifully illustrated picture book follows a granddaughter's special day with her Kohkom, celebrating the importance of time with Elders and the sharing of culture, language and tradition.
Tonya Simpson is of Scottish and Cree ancestry. She is a member of Pasqua First Nation and was born and raised in central Alberta. Tonya is an anthropologist who loves to write stories that connect families with each other and the natural world around them. She is the author of Forever Our Home and This Land Is a Lullaby, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award. Tonya lives with her family at Pigeon Lake in Westerose, Alberta.
Mando Littlechild is a Treaty 6 nêhiyaw First Nations artist from Maskwacis, Alberta. They have been painting professionally since 2021 and work in many mediums but specialize in painting, digital illustrations and comics. They are Two-Spirit and nonbinary. If you kiss a Kohkom, you might just learn something special.