When We Were Alone
When We Were Alone

Author: David A. Robertson

Publisher: Portage & Main Press

Published: 2017-02-13

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1553796969

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Winner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award! A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As the girl asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. Download the free teacher guide on the Portage & Main Press website.

On the Trapline
On the Trapline

Author: David A. Robertson

Publisher: Tundra Books

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0735266689

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A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.

Live Alone and Like It
Live Alone and Like It

Author: Marjorie Hillis

Publisher: 5 Spot

Published: 2009-11-29

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 0446571172

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In this witty, engaging guide, a renowned Vogue editor takes readers through the fundamentals of living alone by showing them how to create a welcoming environment and cultivate home-friendly hobbies, "for no woman can accept an invitation every night without coming to grief." "Whether you view your one-woman ménage as Doom or Adventure, you need a plan, if you are going to make the best of it." Thus begins Marjorie Hillis' archly funny, gently prescriptive manifesto for single women. Though it was 1936 when the Vogue editor first shared her wisdom with her fellow singletons, the tome has been passed lovingly through the generations, and is even more apt today than when it was first published. Hillis, a true bon vivant, was sick and tired of hearing single women carping about their living arrangements and lonely lives; this book is her invaluable wake-up call for single women to take control and enjoy their circumstances. With engaging chapter titles like "A Lady and Her Liquor" and "The Pleasures of a Single Bed," along with a new preface by author Laurie Graff (You Have to Kiss A Lot of Frogs), Live Alone and Like It is sure to appeal to live-aloners—and those considering taking the plunge.

Parent/Teacher Guide for When We Were Alone
Parent/Teacher Guide for When We Were Alone

Author: Susy Komishin

Publisher: Portage & Main Press

Published: 2016-12-16

Total Pages: 5

ISBN-13: 1553796918

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The Parent/Teacher Guide for When We Were Alone provides ideas for parents and teachers sharing and discussing themes—sometimes difficult ones—that are presented in the story When We Were Alone. With this story, parents and educators can discuss diverse perspectives, experiences, and traditions with young readers that foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as human beings and of our relationships with others. This guide presents: key concepts of residential schools and Indigenous perspectives ideas to guide student learning approaches and suggestions that guide the reading discussion topics and activities to deepen readers’ understanding of the abstract concepts addressed in the story a Cree word list

When We Are Kind
When We Are Kind

Author: Monique Gray Smith

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1459821475

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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.

Alone Time
Alone Time

Author: Stephanie Rosenbloom

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2018-06-14

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1473540593

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'Full of heart.' Michael Harris, author of Solitude Being alone isn't something to endure - it's something to relish. ________ The average adult spends about a third of his or her waking time alone. Yet research suggests we aren't very good at using, never mind enjoying, alone time. Rising to the challenge, travel writer Stephanie Rosenbloom explores the joys and benefits of being alone in four mouth-watering journeys to the cities of Paris, Istanbul, Florence and New York, in four seasons. This is a book about the pleasures and benefits of savouring the moment, examining things closely, using all your senses to take in your surroundings, whether travelling to faraway places or walking the streets of your own city. Through on-the-ground observations and anecdotes, and drawing on the thinking of artists, writers and innovators who have cherished solitude, Alone Time illuminates the psychological arguments for alone time and lays bare the magic of going solo.

Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone
Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone

Author: David A. Robertson

Publisher: Portage & Main Press

Published: 2020-11-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1553799070

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A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As she asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award. This edition includes the text in Swampy Cree syllabics and Roman orthography, as well as the original English.

When we were sea and stars
When we were sea and stars

Author: Elen Chase

Publisher: Elen Chase

Published: 2020-08-07

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13:

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"I think you were born to love, and you do it beautifully." Under the summer sun, in a small seaside town in South Italy, nineteen-year-old James meets the man of his dreams. Roberto is gorgeous, fun, sweet… and very taken. James has no delusions about their friendship; he knows love couldn't possibly happen to him. Roberto is full of doubts about his relationship. He knows something is missing in his life and he's not expecting to find that something in James, his new American neighbor. But if something were to happen, only the sea, the sand and the stars can know. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book 1 in the Italian Romance series by Elen Chase

What Happens When We Die
What Happens When We Die

Author: Echo Bodine

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2013-10-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1608680355

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With her signature wit and fearlessness, beloved psychic and healer Echo Bodine offers answers to life’s biggest questions: Is there a heaven? Are there people who have been there and come back? Do we have souls? Can we communicate with deceased loved ones? Based on Echo’s personal experience of observing the souls of people nearing death and communicating with souls who have died, this comforting book shines light on the dying process and the afterlife. Her clear and fascinating stories demystify this universal experience and demonstrate that death is nothing to fear. You’ll learn about: * the stages the body goes through preceding death * the white light and the tunnel that lead to the other side * how to make sense of the death of children * what happens to those who commit suicide * the nature of heaven Echo offers practical tools for being with dying loved ones (including what not to do), for grieving (through the poignant experience of her mother’s passing as Echo was writing this book), and for cultivating clear communication with the deceased. Learning what happens when we die can be inspiring, reassuring, and profoundly life changing.

Dry Well Doctrines
Dry Well Doctrines

Author: C.R. Asher

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-05-04

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1329114175

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The long awaited, not truly appreciated, collected C.R. Asher Omnibus of verse Vol. 4