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Monique Gray Smith

Autor(a) de My Heart Fills with Happiness

22+ Works 1,449 Membros 57 Críticas 1 Favorited

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Obras por Monique Gray Smith

Associated Works

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids (2021) — Contribuidor — 299 exemplares
Every Body Shines: Sixteen Stories about Living Fabulously Fat (2021) — Contribuidor — 45 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Canada
Cree Nation

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Monique Gray Smith is a proud mom of twins, an award-winning, best-selling author and sought after consultant.

Monique's books are used to share wisdom, knowledge, hope and the important teaching that love is medicine.

Monique is Cree and Scottish and has been sober and involved in her healing journey for over 33 years. She is well known for her storytelling, spirit of generosity and focus on resilience.

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This story depicts the hopes that adults have for their children when they grow up including: being kind, standing up for others, and using their voices for change. I thought that this simple yet important narrative was a touching read that has important themes for young children to be exposed to! Overall, I think that this book would be great to read to a class when discussing class norms and expectations for how to treat one another,
 
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kaylee.dicey | Feb 29, 2024 |
(audio nonfiction, 7 hrs 44 min, read by the author/adapter for the teen edition)

A cool guide to various plants, including scientific knowledge (botany, sustainability, ecosystems) amid various cultural Indigenous backgrounds (author belongs to the Potawatomi Nation; adapter belongs to the Cree Nation; the book includes stories from other First Nations and Native cultures that have been shared with Kimmerer). The audio version doesn't include the illustrations, but it's a comforting read grounded in science and social history, skillfully woven together with strands of the healing, spiritually significant (but endangered) sweetgrass.… (mais)
½
 
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reader1009 | 4 outras críticas | Feb 27, 2024 |
This is a lovely, heart warming book for young children that I would highly recommend!

This is a story about being kind, and it features Indigenous children in it. It's great to see more diversity in children's books, especially with a book that displays it in such a great way. Showing that kindness is important and can be shown in many ways is a lovely message and theme for the book.

Five out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (mais)
 
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Briars_Reviews | 4 outras críticas | Aug 4, 2023 |
A nonfiction book for older learners about residential schools and the impacts of colonialism on indigenous culture: information is presented in a clear and factual way.
 
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LearningCentre | 6 outras críticas | Jul 25, 2023 |

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Obras
22
Also by
2
Membros
1,449
Popularidade
#17,737
Avaliação
4.2
Críticas
57
ISBN
98
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
1

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