Children's Nonfiction Alphabet
Mi'kmaq Alphabet Book
- Publisher
- Monster House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2020
- Category
- Alphabet, Native Canadian
- Recommended Age
- 0 to 4
- Recommended Grade
- p
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781999042714
- Publish Date
- Dec 2020
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
From Ant (Gligoetjit) to Wolf (Paqtism) and beyond, the Mi'kmaq Alphabet book is sure to delight the young and the young at heart. Braelyn Cyr's vibrant illustrations are a delightful pair to Shyla Augustine's first baby board book.
About the authors
Shyla Augustine's profile page
Braelyn Cyr was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick in 1995, and is a status member of the Listuguj Mi'kmaq band. Braelyn began as a self-taught artist, but later graduated from the Wabanaki Visual Arts Program at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. Braelyn is hopeful that her work, which includes writing and illustrating First Nations themed children's books, oil painting, woodwork, and wampum weaving, will help bridge the gap between traditional ways of knowing and modern day society. Eventually, Braelyn plans to help both First Nations and non-First Nations youth to broaden their appreciation of Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, and Peskotomuhkati cultures through the power of art.
Awards
- Winner, Dr. Marylyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Award for Indigenous Literacy
Editorial Reviews
Shyla Augustine is hoping to help give her children and others a chance to learn a bit of the language of her ancestors.
Along with illustrator Braelyn Cyr, Augustine has created an alphabet book that includes the Mi'kmaw word for the animals used to highlight each of the letters from A to Z.
- CBC
