Children's Fiction Native Canadian
Kookum's Red Shoes
- Publisher
- Pemmican Publications
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2015
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894717540
- Publish Date
- Aug 2015
- List Price
- $10.95
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Description
The legacy of the residential schools is conveyed with respect and imagination in this illustrated story for young readers. As the elderly Kookum remembers the experiences in her youth that changed her life forever, we see what was lost in her life, and how goodness persisted.
About the authors
Peter Eyvindson's profile page
Sheldon Dawson is an illustrator who specializes in children’s books and educational material. He works in acrylic and mixed-media paintings, and his culturally sensitive illustrations help teach positive, healthy and traditional lifestyles and provide First Nations students with classroom materials that honor their own identity and culture. Sheldon has been nominated three times for the Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award in Manitoba and his paintings have been exhibited in galleries across Canada. Sheldon lives in Winnipeg.
