Masiana Kelly – författare

It’s a beautiful summer day in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. How will Angut spend his day?Join Angut as he bikes through his community, plays with his friend Papak, and spends time with his family.

Thomas loves to tell stories. Big stories. Stories about how skilled he is on the land. But when one of his friends grows tired of his tall tales, Thomas has to prove how skilled he really is.Taking the challenge to spend a night alone in the forest, Thomas heads into the wilderness. The trees, who have heard his stories, watch him tear off their bark and litter as he goes. And so, while Thomas sleeps, they dance a dance that will leave Thomas with a very different kind of story to tell—if he can find his way home…

“We’ll love you as much as the narwhal loves its tusk.We’ll love you as much as the seal loves its musk.Little One, our new baby,Welcome to our family.”This loving bedtime poem shares all the ways in which a family will welcome their long-awaited new member. Sharing love as deep as the beluga dives and as warm as the shaggy hair of the muskox, this poem envelopes a new baby in the embrace of their new home in all its forms—the Arctic landscape and the welcoming arms of family.Written by Inuk/Dene writer Masiana Kelly, and illustrated with warmth and softness by Tamara Campeau, this sweet and simple narrative celebrates the beauty of creating a family and the unbounding love waiting to be shared with a new little soul.

Big or small, sweet or savoury, with stew or with sprinkles, there are tons of ways to enjoy bannock! This sweet and simple rhyming book explores a food that is a popular tradition with Inuit and other Indigenous people, and has some fun along the way. What’s your favourite way to eat bannock?Try it at home with the included bannock recipe!Written by Inuk/Dene writer Masiana Kelly, this sweet and simple narrative celebrates this delicious food!