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Children's Fiction Native Canadian

Moonbeam

by (author) Gail Francis

illustrated by Tara Audibert

Publisher
Monster House Publishing
Initial publish date
Dec 2023
Category
Native Canadian
Recommended Age
4 to 10
Recommended Grade
p to 5
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781777854294
    Publish Date
    Dec 2023
    List Price
    $14.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781998223022
    Publish Date
    Dec 2023
    List Price
    $12.85

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Description

How did you get your name? Who named you? Why were you given your name? How do we name our children? Using the traditional practice of naming children, this first story about Moonbeam and the story of how she got her name. She tags along with her mother Morning Star to deliver a baby and she tries to guess the new baby’s name.

About the authors

Gail Francis comes from the Wolastoqey Nation under the Wabanaki Confederacy and was born and raised in the Tobique First Nation community in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. She presently lives on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Passamaquoddy Nations in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with her husband. Gail is an educator, a lifelong learner, an avid reader, andan advocate for reading as a source of learning and entertainment. It is her love of the written word and of her culture that led her to embark upon writing Moonbeam.

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Tara Audibert is a multidisciplinary Wolastoqewi artist working in film, animation, illustration, and fine art. Her illustrations have been featured in the award-winning book series “Jo Jo Makoons” written by Dawn Quigley, “Loaf the Cat” by Nicholas DeShaw,“Fiddleheads for Fox.”, and in the comics “This Place: 150 Years Retold” and “Lost Innocence.” Tara owns Moxy Fox Studio where she has created animated films and series’ such as “Qaqsoss naka Wahuntuhsis,” “Lil’ Glooscap & the Legends of Turtle Island,” “I am the Warrior, and “The Importance of Dreaming.”. Tara lives in Sunny Corner, New Brunswick, Canada.

Tara Audibert's profile page

Awards

  • Nominated, Lieutenant-Governor's award for High Achievement in the Arts
  • Winner, Dr. Marilyn Trenholme literacy award for Outstanding Effort in Indigenous literacy

Editorial Reviews

“This altogether lovely story takes us into the heart of family and community. The naming of things is the claiming of things. The arrival and naming of a child is celebration!” - Sheree Fitch – Canadian Author

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