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When We Were Alone
by David A Robertson
Illustrator: Julie Flett
Ages: 6+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Highwater Press
ISBN: 978-1-55379-673-2
Keywords: Grandparents, Oppression, Read-Aloud, Indian Boarding Schools
A child asks her grandmother why she wears bright colors, a long braid, and speaks Cree. Delicate collages vividly render a wide range of emotions.