Julie Flett

A young girl is helping her grandmother in the garden when she starts to notice some beautiful things. She wonders why her grandmother wears bright, colorful clothing and keeps her hair in a long braid. She also wonders why her grandmother speaks a different language. When she asks these questions, her grandmother shares a very important story from her past. She talks about a time when she had to go to a school far away from home, where she was not allowed to be herself. But she also shares how she and her friends found ways to stay strong and keep their culture alive when no one was watching. This gentle story helps you understand a difficult part of history through a conversation full of love and respect. It shows how being proud of who you are can give you the courage to overcome anything.

This picture book for young children is an empowering Indigenous twist on a classic wolf narrative.