Come enjoy Tasha Hilderman and Risa Hugo's celebration of Métis culture and belonging!
From Métis Like Me. Text copyright © 2024 by Tasha Hilderman and Illustrations copyright © 2024 by Risa Hugo. Used with permission of Tundra Book Group, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. All rights reserved.
A group of children of Métis descent welcome you into their world of traditions. Bannock and saskatoon berries are must-haves for many. Others delights in beading. Still more share song, stories, and dance. Together, the children show some of the many ways Métis culture is celebrated and passed along in families.
However, one child has grown up more disconnected from their history, and isn’t sure how to join in with the others at first. In time, they discover that it’s never too late to learn, to join in, and to find belonging in a welcoming community.
With rhythm, joy, and togetherness on every page, this story encourages all of us, Métis and non-Métis alike, to celebrate our roots while discovering the beauty of Métis traditions.
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TASHA HILDERMAN graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Saskatchewan. A member of SCBWI and co-owner of a home retail store and garden café in Lloydminster, Tasha has been a panelist and featured speaker at numerous business-industry events, including the 2019 Facebook Communities Summit at Facebook's Menlo, California headquarters. She is of Métis descent through her mother's side and a registered member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and lives with her husband and three children in Alberta.
RISA HUGO has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her authorial debut, Shadow, was recently published by Simply Read, and she has previously illustrated Rhiannon Wallace's Leopold's Leotard and Jaclyn Desforges' Why Are You So Quiet? She spent most of her childhood living in Japan but currently lives in Vancouver with her husband and sons.
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