Description: Board-book introduction to people and family vocabulary in English, French and Plains Cree for babies and toddlers ages 0-3.
Neepin Auger's Discovering People uses colourful illustrations and familiar social concepts to introduce very young children to words for people in three languages. English, French and Plains Cree appear together, allowing children and adults to make direct connections between images, relationships and vocabulary.
The book gives Indigenous-language learning the same visual space as two widely used Canadian languages and includes pronunciation support for caregivers and educators who may be new to Plains Cree. The people and family focus makes the vocabulary easy to connect with everyday life, while the sturdy board-book format supports repeated handling and shared reading.
This edition is intended for babies and toddlers ages 0-3 and works well in homes, libraries, early-learning programs and Indigenous-language education. It combines early social vocabulary, visual learning and language visibility in a durable format designed for repeated use.
Brief description:
Neepin Auger is a Cree artist, educator, and mother originally from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta. She studied art for over a decade under her father, Dale Auger, the renowned First Nations artist and author of the award-winning children's book Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon: A Cree Story for Children. A graduate of Mount Royal University's department of education, Neepin is a full-time teacher who brings a unique authority to her acclaimed trilingual series, which includes Discovering Animals, Discovering Numbers, Discovering People, and Discovering Words. Her work is dedicated to the revitalization of Indigenous languages, providing vital cultural touchstones for children across North America. The titles in her series are designed to grow with young readers, available in multiple formats including board books (newborn to age 3), paperbacks (ages 3-5), hardcovers (ages 6-8), and ebooks. Neepin lives near Calgary, Alberta, with her daughter, Gracie, whom she considers her greatest masterpiece.
Review Quotes: This brightly coloured and playful book introduces basic words in English, French, and Cree relating to people at home and in the community.-- "Prairie Books Now"