Kimotinâniwiw Itwêwina / Stolen Words

The dual language edition, in Plains Cree and English, of the story of a little girl who sets out to help her grandfather discover the Cree language that was stolen from him when he was sent away to residential school as a boy.

About the author

Melanie Florence is a Cree/Scottish writer whose books have won several awards. Her book Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuk to Play in the NHL was chosen as an Honor Book by The American Indian Library Association. Her first picture book, Missing Nimama, won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. She is also the author of Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools. Melanie lives with her husband and two children in Toronto.

Product details

• Authors: Melanie Florence
• Assisted by: Gabrielle Grimard (Illustration), Dolores Sand (Translation), Gayle Weenie (Translation)
• Publisher: Second Story Press
• Languages: Cree, English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.2019
• EAN: 9781772601015
• ISBN: 978-1-77260-101-5
• No. of pages: 28
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 218 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 98 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Picture books