Key Selling Points A young artist is thrilled to be accepted at a prestigious art school but then learns that some feel she hasn't earned her place.  This book explores the themes of racism, prejudice and the importance of standing up for what you believe in.  There is a demand for stories that offer an Indigenous perspective on teenage struggles.  Melanie Florence's book, Missing Nimâmâ, was the winner of the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and most recently, Stolen Words won the 2018 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Award and is short-listed for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Dreaming in Color is a companion novel to the bestselling He Who Dreams (the main character is John's sister).  Enhanced features (highly-readable font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

The dual language edition, in Plains Cree and English, of Stolen Words, the award-winning story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in Cree, he tells her that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down, and how healing can also be shared.

The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language - Cree - he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. This sensitive and warmly illustrated picture book explores the intergenerational impact of the residential school system that separated young Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down, and how healing can also be shared.