Children's Fiction Christmas & Advent
Lemming's First Christmas
- Publisher
- Inhabit Media
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2024
- Category
- Christmas & Advent, General, Native Canadian, Polar Regions
- Recommended Age
- 0 to 5
- Recommended Grade
- p to k
- Recommended Reading age
- 0 to 5
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781772275438
- Publish Date
- Oct 2024
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
When Lemming overhears some children singing about Christmas, she can't help but wonder about this new holiday. Qimmiq the sled dog knows all about Christmas. It's the time of year when Santa brings presents to put under your tree!
But...what is a tree? There aren't any trees where Lemming lives, in the treeless Arctic, so she decides to go on the hunt for a tree in order to have her very first Merry Christmas.
Filled with charming holiday illustrations featuring sweet Arctic animals, this book offers a warm and inviting new take on beloved Christmas traditions.
About the authors
An Inuk raised in Denendeh, Jamesie Fournier’s work has appeared in Inuit Art Quarterly, Red Rising magazine, Northern Public Affairs, and the anthology Coming Home: Stories from the Northwest Territories. His brother, Zebede Tulugaq Evaluardjuk-Fournier, illustrated his last two projects with Inuit Art Quarterly. Jamesie was guest author at the 2018 & 2020 Northwords Writers Festivals and a runner up for 2018 Sally Manning Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction. He lives in Thebacha/Fort Smith between Salt River First Nation, Smith’s Landing First Nation, and the South Slave Metis Nation.
Jamesie Fournier's profile page
Tim Mack cannot fly, run super fast, or swim like a fish, so instead he draws those things. Tim is a Canadian-born illustrator living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enjoys playing with colours and shapes and never misses an opportunity to swim in the ocean, though he still wishes he could swim as well as a fish.
Editorial Reviews
"A distinct and skillful take on familiar Yuletide themes."—Kirkus
"The cheery cartoon illustrations bring warmth to the chilly winter setting. . . this is a friendly introduction to Arctic flora and Inuktitut animal names."—Horn Book Review
"A great pick for holiday board book collections, especially those in need of more diverse offerings."—School Library Journal
"Get into the holiday season in a gentle way with Lemming's First Christmas."—CanLit for Little Canadians
