Description
An Inuk raised in Denendeh, Jamesie Fournier's work has appeared in Inuit Art Quarterly, Red Rising Magazine, Northern Public Affairs, and the anthology Coming Home: Stories from the Northwest Territories. His brother, Zebede Tulugaq Evaluardjuk-Fournier, illustrated Jamesie's last two projects with Inuit Art Quarterly. Jamesie was the guest author at the 2018 and 2020 Northwords Writers Festivals and a runner-up for the 2018 Sally Manning Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction. He lives in Thebacha/Fort Smith between Salt River First Nation, Smith's Landing First Nation, and the South Slave Métis Nation. Illustrated by Faiza Khan, a Pakistani-Canadian animator and designer based in Toronto, Ontario, and a recent graduate of the Animation Program at Seneca College.
It's the spooky season in the Arctic and Lemming and her pup are experiencing their first Halloween! As the night grows cold and dark, they meet all their old friends disguised as classic Halloween creatures. At first afraid of these creepy foes, the little pup eventually starts to understand that Halloween takes bravery and courage. But when a qallupilluk-a mythological creature from Inuit folklore that steals children-comes skulking through town, will little Lemming's new-found courage be enough to save the day?
Sweet and spooky fun for the Halloween season! Audience: Ages 5 and under.