{"product_id":"you-hold-me-up-9781459814479","title":"You Hold Me Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote \u003cem\u003eYou Hold Me Up\u003c\/em\u003e to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with others. With vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, this is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGray Smith, Monique:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is a mixed-heritage woman of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry and a proud mom of twins. Monique is an accomplished consultant, writer and international speaker. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eTilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Monique's picture book \u003cem\u003eMy Heart Fills With Happiness \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and was selected as the TD Grade One Giveaway Book for all grade one students in Canada in 2019. Monique and her family are blessed to live on Lekwungen territory in Victoria, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel, Danielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDanielle Daniel \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eSometimes I Feel Like a Fox\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, a finalist for the First Nation Communities Read Award and the Blue Spruce Award and a New York Public Library's Most Notable Books of 2015. Danielle earned her MFA from the University of British Columbia. She writes and paints in Little Current, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orca Book Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50589406494994,"sku":"9781459814479","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_169a8a00-dc6a-4c52-9537-7282734c8ac9.jpg?v=1732073875","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-hold-me-up-9781459814479","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}