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I read 18 children‘s books in November and these 10 were all 5 stars.
The tagged book is excellent. Irene, an 8 year-old, is taken from her First Nation family to live in a Canadian residential school. The story is based on Irene Couchie‘s, Dupuis‘ grandmother, experience, which was heartbreaking, horrific and true.

I will definitely share this with my fifth graders. #TeachEmpathyThroughHistory An Indigenous family is forced to send their children to a residential school to clean the brown, the devil, the sin from them. I'm burning up with anger at the moment.

#BBRC -Indigenous Author @LibrarianRyan @Sarahreadstoomuch #PopSugar21 -Indigenous Author

Picked this up at the library and it is something I have never even heard about before 😔. So heartbreaking.

Excellent biography telling the story of the author‘s grandmother, and her experience as a First Nation child being sent to a residential school in Canada. She suffered horrific abuse - including the replacement of her name with a number. Highly recommend for older children. #bbrc #atoz:I @LibrarianRyan

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This is an important part of history that is not talked about enough, and this book, while difficult, does a wonderful job telling an often forgotten story. The Canadian residential schools are as much of a horrible part of history as the U.S. treatment of indigenous peoples. It is long and horrifying, but it is in a picture book format, which is really my only critique of it. It looks like it is for a younger audience than it actually is.

Stunningly told story of the residential school system, with gorgeous illustrations. Highly recommended. Definitely not for small children though. 8+

This poignant #picturebook is based on the experiences of Dupuis' Anishinaabe grandmother, Irene Couchie, who was from Nipissing First Nation in Ontario. She attended Spanish Indian Residential School, where students were referred to by number and were physically abused. Parents could be jailed for keeping their children at home, an aspect addressed here. The book is suitable for older children in Grade 3 to 6. #IndigenousVoices 🇨🇦

Jenny Kay Dupuis tells the story behind this picture book, which is about her grandmother's experiences at a residential school in northern Ontario. #IndigenousVoices
https://vimeo.com/185707362

I would gauge this book at a 10 to 12 reading level but don't quote me. I loved the story, the illustrations, and the biographical blurb at the back. I love the inclusion of Ojibwe language as well and this is very crucial if Canadians want to reconcile with Indigenous peoples.

Powerful amd painful story about one family's experience with the residential school system. This is a national shame and it is our duty to engage with it and ensure that it never happens again.

An unpleasant but important read, even for children, and especially now. My library is putting this picture book in our #history section.

#firstnation #picturebook #diversereads

For a century Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools. They were treated poorly (in the best situation) and forced to learn English and leave behind their family and cultural traditions.
These are important stories for children to hear. The injustice done to these families will resonate with young readers and build empathy and understanding.
#notawhiteprotagonist