I Hope

by Monique Gray Smith (Author) Gabrielle Grimard (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Poignant words from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives.

The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in I Hope will resonate with all parents, grandparents and caregivers.

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$21.95

ALA/Booklist

In her latest picture book, Canadian author and international speaker Smith delivers a message of hope that all children in a community will experience love, joy, and acceptance.

Kirkus

Comforting, encouraging sentiments that adult readers and their little ones will appreciate.

Review quotes

★ Joyful and tender...celebrates the activities that bring gladness through family and cultural connections. —School Library Journal, starred review for My Heart Fills With Happiness

Smith's text is heartwarming! —Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children's Literature for You Hold Me Up

Gentle...Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities—and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others. —Publisher's Weekly for When We Are Kind

★Smith tackles difficult and complex conversations with straightforwardness and compassion. —School Library Journal, starred review for Speaking Our Truth

Monique Gray Smith

Monique Gray Smith es una autora premiada y de gran éxito de ventas y también una oradora pública. Sus libros abarcan un amplio espectro de edades, temas y emociones, pero entretejido en todos sus escritos y sus presentaciones es la enseñanza de que el Amor es una Medicina. Sus títulos incluyen Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, My Heart Fills With Happiness (disponible en español como Mi corazón se llena de alegría), You Hold Me Up (disponible en español como Tú me sostienes), Lucy and Lola, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, When We Are Kind y I Hope. También se ha adaptado el libro Braiding Sweetgrass de Robin Wall Kimmerer para lectores jóvenes. Monique es una mujer de ascendencia cree y escocesa. Vive con su familia en los territorios tradicionales de los pueblos Lək̓ʷəŋən y WSÁNEĆ.

Julie Flett es una artista & escritora de ascendencia Swampy Cree y Red River Métis. Estudió Bellas Artes en la Universidad Concordia en Montreal y la Universidad Emily Carr de Arte + Diseño en Vancouver. Ha recibido el Premio Gobernador General de literatura infantil para sus ilustraciones de When We Were Alone escritor por David Robertson, y su libro Birdsong ganó el Premio TD de literatura infantil canadiense y fue finalista para el Premio Gobernador General. Ha ganado el Premio de literatura infantil ilustrado Christie Harris tres veces, para los libros Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet, Dolphin SOS y My Heart Fills With Happiness.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459825932
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
September 13, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Children's stories
Hope
Parents
Livres d'images
Nurturing behavior

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