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You Hold Me Up
Contributor(s): Gray Smith, Monique (Author), Daniel, Danielle (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1459814479 ISBN-13: 9781459814479
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2017

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2017932490

Age Level: 3-5

Grade Level: PreK-K

Lexile Measure: 140(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.1" W x 9" L (0.75 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Religious Orientation - Native American

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2017
School Library Journal 11/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

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Publisher Description:

Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions.

Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with others. With vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, this is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens.

Contributor Bio(s): Daniel, Danielle: - Danielle Daniel is the author and illustrator of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, a finalist for the First Nation Communities Read Award and the Blue Spruce Award and a New York Public Library's Most Notable Books of 2015. Danielle is currently working on two novels and completing an MFA in creative writing through UBC. She writes and paints in Sudbury, Ontario. For more information, visit danielledaniel.com.Gray Smith, Monique: - Monique Gray Smith is a mixed-heritage woman of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry and a proud mom of twins. Monique is an accomplished consultant, writer and international speaker. Her first novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Monique and her family are blessed to live on Lekwungen territory in Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.littledrum.com.

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