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Thursday, September 01, 2011

New book! GRANDPA'S GIRLS by Nicola Campbell

One of my favorite authors, Nicola Campbell, has a new book out. Titled Grandpa's Girls, I can't wait to see it! Here's the blurb from Groundwood (the publisher):
A young girl delights in a visit to her grandpa's farm. She and her cousins run through the fields, explore the root cellar where the salmon and jars of fruit are stored, swing on a rope out the barn loft window, visit the Appaloosa in the corral and tease the neighbor's pig. The visit is also an opportunity for this child to ask Grandpa what her grandmother, Yayah, was like, and to explore the "secret room," with its old wooden trunk of ribbons, medals and photos of Grandpa in uniform. 
Nicola's two previous picture books are set in Canada and are about Native families and the boarding schools Native children in the US and Canada were sent to---not by choice---to learn how not to be Native. Pick up a copy of each one: Shi-shi-etko and Shin-shi's Canoe, and look for Grandpa's Girls! I think my dear friend, Jean, is gonna love it... Here's the cover:





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3 comments:

  1. Cynthia Leitich SmithThursday, September 1, 2011 at 9:50:00 AM CDT

    This looks wonderful! Thank you for highlighting it. I'm ordering a copy...

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  2. Nicola CampbellThursday, September 1, 2011 at 11:59:00 AM CDT

    Thanks for posting Debbie :-D

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  3. Jean MendozaFriday, September 2, 2011 at 7:42:00 AM CDT

    This looks like a winner for so many reasons, Deb. Can't wait to get my copy and one for the granddaughters!

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