by Penny M. Thomas (Author), Karen Hibbard (Illustrator)
In this warm and joyful picture book highly recommended by Debbie Reese, children learn Cree from Nimoshom, their school bus driver.
Based on the author's memories of her grandfather, Nimoshom is not your average bus driver. He loves to drive the school bus, tell silly stories, and share his language with the kids who ride his bus.
Nimoshom and His Bus introduces readers to common Cree words and phrases alongside the common childhood experience of riding the school bus. A Cree word list is included in the back of the book.
Author Biography
Penny M. Thomas, of Cree-Ojibway background, believes in approaching healing from all directions, with storytelling key to this purpose. She is an advocate for First Nations people and works in the field of psychology and therapy. Her first book for children, Powwow Counting in Cree, is the winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.
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Karen Hibbard (she/her/hers) is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Victoria, BC. Karen loved being read to when she was a child, and she hopes to recreate those magical experiences for families through her art. Drawing on a long career as a visual artist, Karen has illustrated picture books for Plan鑼e Rebelle, Les ﾉditions du Soleil de Minuit, and Annick Press as well as several activity books with ﾉditions Mango on behalf of the Mus馥 d'Orsay.
In her free time, Karen enjoys watching hummingbirds and makes sure her feeder is always full of sugar water!