Petit Loup
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2025
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Native Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772035100
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772035117
- Publish Date
- Apr 2025
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
When Little Wolf moves to the big city with her mom and sister, she has difficulty adjusting to their new life. She misses living close to nature and seeing animals wherever she goes, and she misses fishing with her grandfather and seeing dolphins leaping beside their boat. Most of all, she misses feeling connected to her culture.
At school, Little Wolf has trouble fitting in. Although her class has kids from many different cultures, no one is Heiltsuk, like her. The other kids call her names and make her feel unwelcome. Her only defence is to howl like a wolf so they run away. But this only isolates her further.
Gradually, Little Wolf starts to see the beauty in her new surroundings. She discovers that there is wildlife everywhere, even in the big city. An otter swims beside her as she walks on the seawall. A chickadee chirps in a tree in the big park near her house. And her mother helps her stay connected to their culture by signing them up for beading and dance classes. Despite the difficult start, Little Wolf grows up proud of her background and ready to face the future. This inspiring tale, the first in a trilogy, combines traditional and contemporary Indigenous themes and artwork.
About the authors
Teoni Spathelfer is a member of the Heiltsuk Nation from coastal BC. Since childhood she has loved immersing herself in her own culture and learning about other cultures around the world. Spathelfer has worked as a publicist; a radio journalist, host, and producer; an arts and music writer; and the author of the Little Wolf Series of picture books. Her documentary Teoni’s Dream, informed by her mother’s residential school experience, has aired nationwide on CBC Radio. Her photography has been featured across various media and sold privately. She has been blessed with three daughters and four grandchildren.
Teoni Spathelfer's profile page
Nicole Laurendeau est traductrice et vit à Sherbrooke, au Québec, sur le territoire ancestral de la Nation W8banaki. Elle a été enseignante au programme d’immersion française en Colombie-Britannique pendant près de 20 ans, et puise dans cette expérience pour traduire des livres pour enfants adaptés au niveau de lecture des élèves du primaire. Elle traduit également pour un public jeunesse, et s’intéresse aux récits mettant en lumière l’histoire et la culture autochtones, ayant vécu dans des communautés métisses et chipewyan du nord de la Saskatchewan. Elle est reconnaissante de tous les enseignements qu’elle y a reçus et souhaite vivement participer à la réconciliation.
Nicole Laurendeau's profile page
Natassia Davies is a BC-based artist and graphic designer and is of Coast Salish ancestry. For nearly a decade, Natassia has worked traditionally and digitally to create illustrations, develop visual brand identities, and design various other visual communications tools for local businesses, individuals, and non-profits. She is the illustrator of the Little Wolf Series, by Teoni Spathelfer, and she also works with other First Nations Peoples and Indigenous groups to create educational tools and public art pieces. Natassia has collaborated on multiple large-scale Indigenous murals that can be found throughout Sooke and Victoria’s harbour.
