Stolen Words, (Hardcover)

from jwyss

A powerful yet child friendly book that explains the devastating affects of the Canadian residential school system on indigenous/First Nations peoples. However, the ending is hopeful.

from Carlathelibrarian

A short but extremely powerful book about the impact on the residential schools not only on the children that lived in them, but on the future generations. A young girl asks her grandfather how to say Grandfather in Cree, his native language. Unfortunately, he does not know. When he was forced to...

from StephLamb

This book was my most anticipated book from last weekend's Word on the Street Toronto event. I had the pleasure to meet Melanie Florence, although briefly and picked up a copy of her beautiful book for our shelves. Stolen Words is the story of a Grandfather and his Nôsisim. She wants him to teach...

from AbigailAdams26

A young girl asks her grandfather what the word for grandfather is in Cree in this poignant picture-book examination of the cross-generational legacy of Canada's residential schools for First Nations people. He is forced to explain that he doesn't know - his words were stolen from him when he was...

from jwyss

A powerful yet child friendly book that explains the devastating affects of the Canadian residential school system on indigenous/First Nations peoples. However, the ending is hopeful.