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Paperback Petits Souliers [French] Book

ISBN: 1039713041

ISBN13: 9781039713048

Petits Souliers [French]

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L'auteur du livre succ s Ligne de trappe, laur at du Prix du Gouverneur g n ral, nous offre un magnifique album illustr sur le cheminement d'un gar on qui tente de surmonter le traumatisme g n rationnel caus par les pensionnats indiens.

Au coeur de la nuit, alors qu'il devrait dormir, James tourne et se retourne dans son lit. Il se pose de grandes questions, comme pourquoi n'avons nous pas le vertige alors que la Terre tourne. Durant des nuits comme celle-ci, il suit le chemin clair par le clair de lune jusqu' la chambre de sa m re. Ils parlent, puis sa m re le prend dans ses bras et ils s'endorment comme a.

Un jour, la kōkom de James l'emm ne faire une promenade sp ciale avec un grand groupe de personnes. Cela s'appelle une marche, et celle-ci se termine devant un grand tas d'objets: des ours en peluche, des fleurs, du tabac tress et des petits souliers. Kōkom explique James qu'il s'agit d'un monument comm moratif en l'honneur des enfants autochtones qui sont all s dans des pensionnats, mais qui n'en sont jamais revenus. Il apprend que sa kōkom a t emmen e dans l'une de ces coles avec sa soeur, qui n'est pas non plus rentr e chez elle.

Cette nuit-l , James n'arrive pas dormir et suit encore une fois le chemin clair par le clair de lune jusqu' la chambre de sa m re.

Comprend une note de l'auteur, qui explique sa source d'inspiration pour ce livre.

From the bestselling and Governor General's Award-winning author of Ligne de trappe comes a beautifully told and comforting picture book about a boy's journey to overcome generational trauma of residential schools.

Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. On nights like these, he follows the moonlit path to his mother's bedroom. They talk and they cuddle, and they fall asleep just like that.

One day, James's kōkom takes him on a special walk with a big group of people. It's called a march, and it ends in front of a big pile of things: teddy bears, flowers, tobacco ties and little shoes. Kōkom tells him that this is a memorial in honor of Indigenous children who had gone to residential schools and boarding schools but didn't come home. He learns that his kōkom was taken away to one of these schools with her sister, who also didn't come home.

That night, James can't sleep so he follows the moonlit path to his mother. She explains to James that at residential school when Kōkom felt alone, she had her sister to cuddle, just like they do. And James falls asleep gathered in his mother's arms.

Includes an author note discussing the inspiration for the book.

Original Title: Little Shoes

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