A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers.
A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.---from the publisher
48 pages 978-0735266681 Ages 5-10
Keywords: family, indigenous people, customs and traditions, multigenerational, grandpa, journey, heritage, cultural identity, respecting others, diversity, diverse books, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, Canada, Cree vocabulary
Meet the author: DAVID A. ROBERTSON's books include the Governor General Literary Award--winning When We Were Alone (McNally Robinson Best Book for Young People, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award finalist, Indigenous Literature Award finalist), Will I See? (Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Award, Graphic Novel Category), the YA novel Strangers (Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre Fiction), and the adult novel The Evolution of Alice (Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, Inuit Literature finalist). David also won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer in 2015. David educates as well as entertains through his writings about Indigenous Peoples, reflecting their cultures, histories, communities, as well as illuminating many contemporary issues. David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation. He lives in Winnipeg.
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WINNER of the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books!
Named one of School Library Journal's Caldenott Books (2021) One of CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick One of Quill & Quire's 2021 Books of the Year One of The Horn Book’s 2021 Best Kids Books of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids (2021) A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of the Year (2021) A Quill & Quire Kids' Book of the Year (2021)
