Description
Monique is Cree and Scottish and lives with her family on the Traditional Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Peoples. She is an award-winning, bestselling author and public speaker. Her books cover a broad spectrum of ages, topics and emotions. Woven into all of Monique’s writing and her speaking engagements is the teaching that Love is Medicine. Her books include Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, My Heart Fills With Happiness, You Hold Me Up, Lucy and Lola, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, When We Are Kind, I Hope, Dreaming Alongside and Kohkom's First Drum. She has also created the young adult adaptation of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Gabrielle Grimard has been drawing since she was young. Her passion for drawing and painting led her to pursue studies in fine arts and arts education at Concordia University.
The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in I Hope will resonate with all parents, grandparents and caregivers. Audience: Ages 2 and under. This book contains 11 Colour illustrations.
French version: https://goodminds.com/products/j-espere-i-hope-hc-fr
Cree version: https://goodminds.com/products/i-hope-nipakoseyimon-english-plains-cree