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by Daphne Odjig (Illustrator), Maxine Noel (Ioyan Mani) (Foreword by), Dawn Leslie (Author)
"It's a chance," said her grandfather.
"A chance?"
"It's a chance for change," he said.
When someone we love dies, a child's world can suddenly feel very different. No book can take away that grief-but the right story can offer a quiet place to begin talking, remembering, wondering, and healing together.
In A Thousand Twinkly Stars, a grandfather and his granddaughter share a tender conversation about life and death, using the changing seasons and the natural world to explore loss, renewal, and the constancy of love.
Written for children ages 6-12, this poignant story offers parents, grandparents, teachers, counsellors, health-care professionals, and others who support grieving children a gentle way to begin conversations that can sometimes be difficult to start. Selected for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2024. The story is beautifully paired with 29 works by the late Daphne Odjig, the celebrated First Nations artist whose extraordinary career included membership in the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, and seven honorary doctorates. A founding member-and the only woman-of the influential Professional Native Indian Artists Inc., often known as the Indigenous Group of Seven, Odjig created a remarkable artistic legacy. A Thousand Twinkly Stars is further enriched by a compelling Foreword from internationally renowned First Nations artist Maxine Noel (Ioyan Mani), a Member of the Order of Canada whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across Canada. Together, story and art create an invitation to talk about some of life's biggest questions: What happens when someone we love is gone? How do we carry our memories forward? And where can we find hope when our world has changed?
Written for children, A Thousand Twinkly Stars carries a message that may resonate just as deeply with the grown-ups who share it with them.
Sometimes healing begins with a conversation.
And sometimes, it begins with a thousand twinkly stars. About the Author
Dawn Leslie is a retired nurse and children's author whose Healthy-Wellthy-Wise health and wellness books have sold more than 150,000 copies across Canada. Her work is grounded in a belief that children can become confident stewards of their own health and well-being when given accurate information in an engaging, age-appropriate way.
Number of Pages: 66
Dimensions: 0.17 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: January 27, 2024
