About

Nadia Sammurtok

Nadia Sammurtok is an Inuit writer and educator originally from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Nadia is passionate about preserving the traditional Inuit lifestyle and Inuktitut language so that they may be enjoyed by future generations. Nadia currently lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, with her family.

Books by Nadia Sammurtok

Dad, I Miss You

A Residential School Story

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Simji Park

Ages: 9 to 12
Grades: 4 to 6

Spencer and Gary Make a Decision

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Spencer and Gary Make a Decision

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Spencer the Siksik Cleans Up

English Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Spencer the Siksik Cleans Up

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Ukaliq Learns to Play Inuktitut Baseball

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: k

Feelings with Tuktu and Friends

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 0 to 3
Grades: p

Spencer and Gary Help Their Elders

English Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Spencer and Gary Help Their Elders

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Tiri Is Scared of the Dark

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Rachel Rupke
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: k

Let's Play Inuit Games! with Tuktu and Friends

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Rachel Rupke
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 0 to 3
Grades: p

Guess Who? with Tuktu and Friends

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Rachel Rupke
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 0 to 3
Grades: p

Spencer the Siksik Solves a Problem

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: k to 2

Spencer the Siksik Solves a Problem

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

To My Panik: To My Daughter

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Pelin Turgut

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

To My Panik: To My Daughter

Inuktitut

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Pelin Turgut

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

What Can Ataata Fix?

Bilingual Inuktitut and French Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

Sometimes I Feel Worried

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Amiel Sandland

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 2

See You Soon, Tuktu!

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Rachel Rupke
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

Sometimes I Feel Worried

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Amiel Sandland

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

Spencer the Siksik Makes a New Friend

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Spencer the Siksik Helps His Friend

English Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: k to 2

Tuktu Says

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 0 to 3
Grades: p

Nanuq's Baby Brother

Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Rachel Rupke
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

Spencer the Siksik Makes a New Friend

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok & Shawna Thomson
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

Spencer the Siksik Helps His Friend

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Shawna Thomson & Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Valentina Jaskina

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 1 to 3

What We Need for Our Trip

Inuinnaqtun Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Ali Hinch

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Big, Bigger, Biggest

Inuinnaqtun Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Celebrating Toonik Tyme

Inuinnaqtun Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Tim Mack

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Celebrating Toonik Tyme

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Tim Mack

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

Celebrating Toonik Tyme

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Tim Mack

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2

The Owl and the Two Rabbits

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Marcus Cutler

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: 2

Happy Mosquito

English Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Luke Coleman

Ages: 6 to 8
Grades: 2

What Can Ataata Fix? (Inuktitut/English)

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

In My Anaana's Amautik

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

Ages: 0 to 2
Grades: p

In My Anaana's Amautik

Inuktitut

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

Ages: 0 to 2
Grades: p

The Owl and the Two Rabbits

Inuktitut

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Marcus Cutler

Ages: 3 to 5
Grades: p to k

Celebrating Toonik Tyme

Inuktitut Edition

by (author) Nadia Sammurtok
illustrated by Tim Mack

Ages: 5 to 7
Grades: k to 2