Stolen Words

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 09/05/2017
ISBN: 9781772600377
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.60h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017 pg. 119
Foreword 08/26/2017
Shelf Awareness 09/05/2017
Shelf Awareness 12/19/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196717 / Stolen Words
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5