Children's Fiction Counting & Numbers
Kiss by Kiss / ocêhtowina
A Counting Book for Families
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2018
- Category
- Counting & Numbers, Parents, Love & Romance
- Recommended Age
- 0 to 2
- Recommended Grade
- p to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 0 to 2
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781459816213
- Publish Date
- Sep 2018
- List Price
- $12.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459816237
- Publish Date
- Sep 2018
- List Price
- $10.99
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781459831209
- Publish Date
- Apr 2021
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
One kiss, two kiss, three kiss, four! So many kisses and so many more.
From bestselling author Richard Van Camp comes a delightful counting book that honors families and can be used to praise your little ones as they learn to count. Ten kisses from your sweet baby might not be enough to get you through this adorable book, so you'll just have to read it over and over!
Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer this bilingual book (full text in both English and Plains Cree) in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the authors
Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, NWT.He is a graduate of the En'owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria's Creative Writing BFA Program, and the Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author. His novel, The Lesser Blessed, is now a movie with First Generation Films and premiered in September of 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is the author of four collections of short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern, The Moon of Letting Go, Godless but Loyal to Heaven and Night Moves, as well as two children's books with Cree artist, George Littlechild: A Man Called Raven and What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?His first baby book, Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, was the official selection of the Books for BC Babies program and was given to every newborn baby in British Columbia in 2008. Richard followed this up with another board book: Nighty-Night: A Bedtime Song for Babies. His third book for babies, Little You, is now out with Orca Book Publishers. The amazing Julie Flett is the artist. Little You is published in Bush Cree, Dene and South Slavey, courtesy of the South Slave Divisional Board of Education. His new book for babies with Julie Flett is called "We Sang You Home" and it is gorgeous!All of Richard Van Camp's children's books are available in Braille for free, anywhere in the world, courtesy of the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) and Accessible Resource Centre-British Columbia (ARC-BC)Richard has six graphic novels and comic books out: his first comic book on deterring youth away from gangs, Path of the Warrior, is published with Cree artist, Steve Sanderson, through the Healthy Aboriginal Network. His second comic book on sexual health is Kiss Me Deadly, with Haida artist Chris Auchter. His four graphic novels are Three Feathers (published in Bush Cree, Dene, South Slavey and English, illustrated by Krystal Mateus, on restorative justice; The Eisner Award Nominated A Blanket of Butterflies, on the theme of peace making, illustrated by Scott Henderson, The Blue Raven, illustrated by Steve Sanderson on mental health, and Spirit, a suicide prevention comic book illustrated by Emily Brown (which is also published in Bush Cree, Dene, and South Slavey and English).
Richard Van Camp's profile page
Mary Cardinal Collins is a semi-retired teacher, fluent Cree speaker and translator.
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Editorial Reviews
"This is one of those books you'll want to give to lots of people…Van Camp gives us so much…Highly recommended. Get a copy. You'll see. It is a delight!"
Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children's Literature
"Whether readers have brown skin or light skin, are mothers, fathers, or elders, this book is 'as welcome as the light from the sun,' as Van Camp's text aptly puts it. A wonderful expression of love and welcome song of hope manifested in a book about counting kisses."
Kirkus Reviews
"Delightful…Underlines the special bond between and among family members."
CM Magazine
Other titles by
Other titles by
My Heart Fills With Happiness / sâkaskinêw nitêh miywêyihtamowin ohci
J’ai le cœur rempli de bonheur / sâ kask inêw nitêh miy wêyi htamowin ohci
Welcome Song for Baby / Ni Nikamon ‘Tawâw Nipepîmis’
Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan
We Sang You Home / kikî-kîwê-nikamôstamâtinân
You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan
