Children's Nonfiction Native Canadian
Today is Orange Shirt Day
- Publisher
- Medicine Wheel Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2024
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781778540363
- Publish Date
- Aug 2024
- List Price
- $13.95
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Description
Today, we gather together Today, we listen Today, we learn Today, we open our hearts
A first conversation about the importance of Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters and what little ones can expect to see and do on Orange Shirt Day - The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
An authentic, age-appropriate touch-and-feel board book designed for ages 0-3, written by the founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement and author of award-winning picture book Every Child Matters.
Orange Shirt Day is a day recognized annually on September 30th to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and the children who did not come home.
About the authors
Phyllis Webstad's profile page
Natassia Davies is a Victoria-based artist and graphic designer, and is of Coast Salish ancestry from W̱SÁNEĆ territory. 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 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.
