A8: If you loved “Giju’s Gift” may I recommend “This Place: 150 Years Retold.” #shelfietalk

A7: Sharing picture books with my daughters and celebrating their Indigenous heritage. #shelfietalk

A6: Read it together on SORA. Create opportunities for students to tell their stories and keep their stories alive such as making a memory box. #shelfietalk

A5: In order to enact the Wabanaki History and Culture & Identities Shared Tenets in our curriculum, it “looks like learners and families seeing themselves and their heritages reflected in classroom materials and school spaces.” #shelfietalk

A4: The information about the author and illustrator reflects their identities and their stories. I appreciate that the Word Glossary includes how to pronounce the word. #shelfietalk

A3: These words….“Everything in here has a moment saved in it. It’s our goal to collect as many moments as we can.” These images… #shelfietalk

A2: How we need to ensure that our schools are places that students and educators want to come to because they feel valued, seen, and capable. #shelfietalk

A1: Sometimes our connections with people are unexpected, but they can be a gift if we take the time to get to know one another and try to live out our interconnectedness. #shelfietalk

Katie - Tweeting from Northampton - thankful for the opportunity to chat about Giju's Gift #shelfietalk

Another opportunity to develop my writing habits. Im thankful for the thought-provoking prompts and the chance to put my thinking on paper. ✏️ 📖 #ASDWwrites

Keo 💗

A8: We’lalin Albert, Louise, and Emily, you have helped me understand togetherness in a new way. Mawikwayk! #ShelfieTalk

A7: If you loved Walking Together, may I recommend Be a Good Ancestorand Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome. #ShelfieTalk

A6: Oral Storytelling, Nature Walks, learning about Wabanaki Languages and Indigenous Ways of Knowing, encouraging and modeling our Dispositions (welcoming, believing, being present, having courage, being grateful). #ShelfieTalk

The visual of trees in the forest holding hands underground. I believe the world can be “a better place than we found it” if we collectively walk together. We need to “ask questions, build relationships, and look for different ways to know through (our) two-eyes.” #ShelfieTalk

A3: Walk together in a good way. We are stronger when we walk together. The world constantly sends the message that it’s all about “I” – take care of yourself, you can do it, don’t worry about others, etc. We're stronger when we walk together & look after each other. #ShelfieTalk

A2: The stillness that I’m filled with as I read and re-read the book and look at the pictures. The reminder to be present and invest in others. #shelfietalk

A1: The world is a better place when we “walk together in a good way.” This book teaches us how we can build, nurture, and strengthen our treaty relationships. #shelfietalk

A8: My children are 5 and 3. They are MY oxygen and right now they require most of my “spare” minutes. I enjoy reading the books they choose even if it is the hundredth time we’ve read the book or a new book that we just received in the mail. #shelfietalk

A7: Thank you Regie! You have deepened my thinking about keeping my heart at the center of everything I do. Your personal stories embedded throughout reminded me that everyone is a person trying to make their way in life…trying to live the good life. #shelfietalk