If You're Not From The Prairie...

A nostalgic, evocative look at life in the prairieland of America offers simple, moving verse and beautiful artwork that capture the essence of life in the enduring heartland of North America.

Children's Books

Bouchard, David

Literature & Fiction

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

A boy provides a look at life on the prairies of North America and describes the effects of the climate on the people like him who grow up in the heartland of the continent

If You're Not From The Prairie

Aladdin

Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival Winner, Children's Book of the Year 2007 
 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2007 Bronze Medalist - Multicultural Picture Book Category 
 Alberta Children's Book of the Year nominee 2007 
 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 
 CD included with book! <ul>Will you walk with me, Grandmother? Will you talk with me a while? I'm finding life confusing And I'm looking for some answers To questions all around me At that school and on the street. You have always been here for me Will you help me learn to see?</ul>
 Nokum Is My Teacher is the poetic story of a young aboriginal boy, posing questions to his grandmother, his "Nokum", about the wider world beyond the familiarity of their home and community. Through a series of questions, Nokum guides her grandson towards an understanding of his need to fit into and learn more about this large world beyond the reserve. Nokum offers her grandson a vision of a world he can enter through imagination and reading, while retaining respect for the ways of his people. By the conclusion of the book, the young grandson has learned many new ideas from his grandmother and discovered his own wisdom in dealing with the changes in his life. 
 Nokum Is My Teacher is a delightfully packaged book and audio CD, combining the written text in English and Cree with the mesmerizing voice of author/storyteller extraordinaire David Bouchard. It is illustrated by the hauntingly beautiful artworks of Allan Sapp, Cree elder, Governor General's Award-winner, and Officer of the Order of Canada. The singing and drumming are done by Alberta's Northern Cree, who have been nominated for a Grammy Award (2007) in the 'Native American music album' category. 
 Nokum Is My Teacher is also available in French/Cree text and audio as Nokum: Ma Voix et Mon Coeur. This is the first of a series of aboriginal books David Bouchard is developing with Red Deer Press.

Nokum Is My Teacher

Red Deer Press

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Medaille de bronze 2007 Prix du meilleur livre jeunesse -- Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival, Laureat 2007  Nokum, ma voix et mon coeur est le recit poetique d'un jeune autochtone qui livre a sa grand-mere son questionnement sur le monde au-dela du contexte rassurant des siens et de sa communaute. Nokum accompagne son petit-fils dans sa quete par des questions l'invitant a reconnaitre l'importance pour lui de decouvrir le monde au-dela de la reserve et d'y participer.Comprend le livre en français et en cri accompagne de son enregistrement sur CD lu par le talentueux auteur/raconteur sur une trame sonore de chants et tambours du groupe albertain Northern Cree.  Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival Winner  Children's Book of the Year 2007  Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2007 Bronze Medalist  - Multicultural Picture Book Category  Alberta Children's Book of the Year nominee 2007  Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009  CD included with book!

Nokum: Ma Voix et Mon Coeur (French Edition)

Geography & Cultures

Before the angels stars grew dim And wondering hunters heard their hymn One mystic flute - one hundred drums One message clear, "A King has come!" Not one had ever seen the like By light of day or moon of night Before the angels stars grew dim And wondering hunters heard this hymn. . . 
 An Aboriginal Carol is the ultimate Aboriginal collaboration: 
 Poetry by Metis poet David Bouchard. Paintings by First Nations artist Moses Beaver. Music by Inuit performer Susan Aglukark. 
 Best-selling Canadian author David Bouchard reworks Canada's oldest and most well-known carol, The Huron Carol. The art of Moses Beaver, from the fly-in reserve of Summer Beaver, Ontario (Nikinamik), resonates and awakens an awareness that is at once exciting and empowering, a way for all people to understand the birth of Christ from an Aboriginal worldview. The pride of the north, Susan Aglukark, interprets, for the first time, the revered carol. 
 Written in English and in Inuktituk, the language of Canada's Inuit people, the book is accompanied by a CD, which includes a reading in both languages and a performance by Susan. Also available in French and Inuktituk. An Aboriginal Carol is certain to become a classic.

An Aboriginal Carol

Aglukark, Susan

Holidays & Celebrations

Have you danced the round dance yet? Of course you have - you're in my dream. You've danced in circles next to me You now know things aren't as they seem. 
 Beloved children's author David Bouchard has teamed up with emerging writer Shelly Willier to create a heart-warming tale in his newest book, The Drum Calls Softly. Discover the beauty of the traditional Round Dance through the lush descriptive verse of Bouchard and Willier that leads you through the cycles and seasons of life, the forming of new friendships and the understanding of values. 
 Illustrations by internationally acclaimed painter Jim Poitras colorfully grace the pages, bringing the words alive through the intricate movements of the Round Dancers. 
 And Northern Cree teams up once again with David Bouchard, providing the translation from English to Cree and the haunting drum music on a bound-in book CD. 
 Also available in French and in Cree, and accompanied by a CD. 
 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 
 Bologna Ragazzi Award Mention book, 2010

The Drum Calls Softly

Willier, Shelley

Bologna Ragazzi Award Mention book, 2010 
 What the Bologna jury said: The joyful yet complex style of Jim Poitras is the vehicle for an enjoyable lesson in cultural anthropology. The clear contours of the foreground figures dialogue effortlessly with the landscapes in the background whose colorful, complex and material quality is rendered almost tangible. This novel illustration technique is particularly suited as a book for children since it highlights to great effect how man's customs, lifestyles and traditions take on significance only when seen against the backdrop of the skies, hills, rivers and natural world that gave rise to them. 
 Translation and music by Northern Cree 
 Have you danced the round dance yet? Of course you have-you're in my dream. You've danced in circles next to me You now know things aren't as they seem. 
 Beloved children's author David Bouchard has teamed up with emerging writer Shelly Willier to create a heart-warming tale in his newest book, Entre dans la Grande Ronde. Discover the beauty of the traditional Round Dance through the lush descriptive verse of Bouchard and Willier that leads you through the cycles and seasons of life, the forming of new friendships and the understanding of values. 
 Illustrations by internationally acclaimed painter Jim Poitras colorfully grace the pages, bringing the words alive through the intricate movements of the Round Dancers. 
 And Northern Cree teams up once again with David Bouchard, providing the translation from English to Cree and the haunting drum music on a bound-in book CD. 
 Also available as The Drum Calls Softly, which is in English and in Cree, and accompanied by a CD.

Entre dans la Grande Ronde (French Edition)

First Nation Communities Read Selection 2010 
 Resource Links Best Books 2010 
 A VOYA 2010 'Perfect Ten' Book 
 The Powwow is a time-honored Native American custom. It is a celebration of life and spirituality, a remembrance of traditions, uniting a people through dance and ritual. 
 Long Powwow Nights takes you on a wonderful journey, honoring these mystical dancers who keep their traditions alive through dance and song. In its poetic verses, David Bouchard skillfully narrates the story of a mother's dedication to her roots and her efforts to impress upon her child the importance of culture and identity. 
 Internationally revered Native American artist, Leonard Paul, brings the story alive with his beautiful renditions of powwow dancers, warriors, and stunning landscape.

Long Powwow Nights

Aleekuk, Pam

Arts, Music & Photography

First Nation Communities Read Selection 2010  Resource Links Best Books 2010  A VOYA 2010 'Perfect Ten' Book  The Powwow is a time-honored Native American custom. It is a celebration of life and spirituality, a remembrance of traditions, uniting a people through dance and ritual.  Long Powwow Nights takes you on a wonderful journey, honoring these mystical dancers who keep their traditions alive through dance and song. In its poetic verses, David Bouchard skillfully narrates the story of a mother's dedication to her roots and her efforts to impress upon her child the importance of culture and identity.  Internationally revered Native American artist, Leonard Paul, brings the story alive with his beautiful renditions of powwow dancers, warriors, and stunning landscape.  The book is accompanied by a CD, which includes music by internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter, Buffy Sainte- Marie.

Nuits de pow-wow (French Edition)

Canada's three most well-known and respected Metis artists collaborate in this heart wrenching telling of what it means to be Metis. 
 Best-selling, award winning Metis poet David Bouchard, once again makes books and culture available to all ages in The Secret of Your Name. 
 Bouchard's heartfelt story is illustrated by Canada's most prominent Metis artist Dennis Weber. Included on the accompanying CD, with reading in English/French and Michif, is the Red River Jig performed by acclaimed Master Metis Fiddler John Arcand. 
 Canada's Metis are the only mixed blood people in the world recognized by every level of government as being a Nation. The Metis have their own language, flag, songs and stories. They have exciting traditions and a proud history. Sadly, their journey was one of hardships, denial and often lies. In The Secret of Your Name, these three men open their hearts to all those who care to know what it means when it is said that we are Proud to be Metis! 
 This spectacular book will appeal to any and all who have an interest in Canada's aboriginal people. It will call out to art collectors, musicians and all who have ever pondered their own past. 
 First Nation Communities Read Nominee 2010

The Secret of Your Name

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