Families
ᑕᓕᑦᑐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᕋᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᒐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᑕ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᓖᓪᓗ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓂᖏᐅᒃᑯᒥᖕᓃᑦᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑖᑕᓖᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓈᓇᓖᑦ. ᑕᓕᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᕋᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᐸᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑲᑎᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ!
Talittuq is excited to start his first day of grade two. He is looking forward to the new school year, but as he meets his friends again for the first time after summer vacation, he notices that a lot of his friends’ families are very different from his own. Some have one mom and one dad, and some have only a mom. Some kids live with their grandparents. Some live with two dads or two moms. As Talittuq hears about all the fun his friends have had with their families, he learns that families come in many different shapes and sizes, and what holds them all together is love!
Written by Jesse Unaapik Mike and Kerry McCluskey | Illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko
Paperback (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-161-4 | $10.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 28 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level M |
Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-157-7 | $12.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 28 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level M |
Audiobook (English/Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-415-8 | $6.99 | Ages 6-8 | F&P Level M |
Praise
“Families is a lovely, inclusive story that showcases numerous family setups… With a storyline that celebrates the diversity and strength of all kinds of family units, [Families] a happy tale with a loving message. Highly Recommended.”—CM Magazine