Key Selling Points My Heart Fills With Happiness won the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize in 2017. Author Monique Gray Smith has also written the bestselling picture books You Hold Me Up, When We Are Kind and the middle-grade nonfiction book Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation. Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her book with Richard Van Camp, We Sang You Home. This book features a beautiful array of Indigenous children and multigenerational families. This dual-language English/Plains Cree edition was selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway. Monique Gray Smith dedicated this book to the former Indian Residential School students and their families. My Heart Fills With Happiness has been translated into French, Spanish, Plains Cree and Anishinaabemowin. Part of Orca's accessible audiobook collection, featuring alternate text descriptions of any images, including the cover.

Key Selling Points: Simple but powerful text shows us the different ways we can respect and be kind to one another in this moving picture book. The author is well-known for her board and picture books. Her title My Heart Fills with Happiness was selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway. Danielle Daniel's book Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox was the winner of the 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award (CCBC), a finalist for the First Nation Communities Read Award and the 2017 Blue Spruce Award, and was named one of NY Public Library's Most Notable Titles in 2015. You Hold Me Up has been translated into French, Plains Cree and Anishinaabemowin.

Arguments de vente  Qu'est-ce qui te remplit le coeur de bonheur ? Le visage d'une personne aimée, la bonne odeur de la banique qui cuit au four, le soleil, chanter, marcher dehors, danser, tenir la main de quelqu'un, te faire raconter une histoire, jouer du tambour...  Une grande variété d'enfants et de familles multigénérationnelles autochtones sont représentés.   L'ouvrage est dédié aux anciens élèves des pensionnats indiens et à leurs familles.   My Heart Fills With Happiness a remporté en 2017 le prix Christie Harris remis à un album pour enfants.  L'illustratrice Julie Flett a remporté trois fois le Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize et le Prix du Gouverneur général en littérature jeunesse en 2017. En 2019, elle a reçu une mention spéciale BolognaRagazzi pour le livre We Sang You Home réalisé avec Richard Van Camp.  Monique Gray Smith a aussi écrit l'album You Hold Me Up et le livre documentaire Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation destiné aux enfants de huit à douze ans.  Monique Gray Smith est d'origine mixte (crie, lakota et écossaise). Elle a créé et dirige toujours Little Drum Consulting qui fournit des services de rédaction, de facilitation et de consultation aux communautés et organismes autochtones.

Augments de vent Le texte simple et direct fournit des exemples sur la façon dont les enfants peuvent être gentils avec ceux qui les entourent, sur les différentes émotions que l'on éprouve devant la gentillesse et sur la façon dont nous établissons des liens les uns avec les autres dans la communauté grâce aux gestes de bonté. L'autrice est bien connue pour ses livres cartonnés et ses autres ouvrages pour enfants. Son album J'ai le coeur rempli de bonheur a été sélectionné pour être distribué, en anglais et en français, à tous les élèves de la première année du Canada en 2019 dans le cadre du programme Un livre à moi TD. Tout comme son succès de librairie Tu es là pour moi, l'album communique un message fondamental grâce à des mots judicieusement choisis. L'illustratrice, d'origine diné (navajo) du Nouveau-Mexique, a illustré une famille autochtone. Comme les enfants interagissent avec leurs compagnons non autochtones, les lecteurs pourront facilement faire le lien entre leurs communautés et celle illustrée dans l'album.

Principaux arguments de vente : Un album aux illustrations vibrantes qui met en valeur les différentes façons dont nous pouvons nous soutenir dans le respect et la dignité.  L'autrice dédie cet album aux enfants, à leurs familles et au personnel des Programmes d'aide préscolaire aux Autochtones.   L'illustratrice Danielle Daniel a remporté le Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award pour son livre Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox.  Monique Gray Smith a aussi écrit l'album J'ai le coeur rempli de bonheur et le livre documentaire Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation destiné aux enfants de huit à douze ans.   Monique Gray Smith est d'origine mixte (crie, lakota et écossaise). Elle a créé et dirige toujours Little Drum Consulting qui fournit des services de rédaction, de médiation et de consultation aux communautés et organismes autochtones.

Key Selling Points Simple, pointed text gives examples of how children can be kind to those around them, the different emotions that receiving kindness can make us feel, and how we maintain a connection with one another through acts of kindness within our community. The author is well-known for her board and picture books. Her title My Heart Fills With Happiness was selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway. Like the author's bestselling title You Hold Me Up, the text relays an important message through carefully chosen language. The illustrator is Diné (Navajo) from New Mexico. She was inspired by her community to illustrate an Indigenous family.

Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with others. With vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, this is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens.

Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with others. With vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, this is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens.

"Smith's book is an effort that returns, offering diverse voices that invite the world into the reconciliation experience. Absolutely necessary.Kirkus Reviews, starred review Canada's relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their families. Guided by acclaimed Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, readers will learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action. Praise for Speaking Our Truth: "Smith thoroughly and compassionately examines the history and traumatic aftereffects of Canada's residential schoolsSmith informs without overwhelming or sugarcoating, and she emphasizes the power readers themselves possess.Publishers Weekly, starred review "Despite the somber topic, Smith consistently empowers readers to be agents of change and provides specific suggestions to take action."School Library Journal, starred review "Offers a perfect framework for readers actively exploring Indigenous history and current issues. Welcoming, honest, and down to earth, Speaking Our Truth is the tool many Canadians have been waiting for."Quill & Quire, starred review The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Key Selling Points My Heart Fills With Happiness won the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize in 2017. Author Monique Gray Smith has also written the bestselling picture book You Hold Me Up and the middle-grade nonfiction book Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation . This book features a beautiful array of Indigenous children and multigenerational families. The dual-language English/Plains Cree edition of this bookwas selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway. Monique Gray Smith dedicated this book to the former Indian Residential School students and their families. My Heart Fills With Happiness has been translated into French, Spanish, Plains Cree and Anishinaabemowin.