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An uplifting story of a girl's connection to her beloved grandmother through the beadwork art they created together.
As she wakes up one dull morning, Kaiah feels as cold and grey as the day. She longs to be with her grandmother again. Kaiah's life doesn't feel right without her. But through Kaiah's treasured bead box ― and the beauty it holds ― she is with her grandmother, in a garden that is full of colour and love.
Show full descriptionThis beautiful story from award-winning author Melanie Florence celebrates the universal love between grandmother and child. Featuring bright, breathtaking illustrations from Tsilhqot'in and Syilx artist Karlene Harvey, the book also features back matter about the Indigenous tradition of beading.
Melanie Florence is an award-winning writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of Missing Nimâmâ, which won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Melanie also writes novels, and has recently learned to bead.
Karlene Harvey is a Tsilhqot'in and Syilx illustrator who resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the illustrator of Drum from the Heart and Every Child Matters. Karlene is an Indigenous Arts Advisor at the University of British Columbia, and when she's not making art she enjoys Tsilhqot'in language studies and writing her own stories.