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Sometimes we forget that we are all friends with Earth and every living creature. Your thankfulness is your gift to Earth.

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Winter's Gifts by Kaitlin B. Curtice, Gloria Félix

Winter’s Gifts

By Kaitlin B. Curtice
Illustrated by Gloria Félix

Discover how winter teaches us to rest, remember, and be thankful.

A vibrantly illustrated children’s book about an Indigenous girl who finds awe in the resting and waiting that winter teaches us and shares with her friends how a gift of gratitude can transform the way we see the world.

Winter’s Gifts is the tale of a young Potawatomi girl named Dani whose family celebrates the darkest season of the year by treasuring the slowness that winter brings. Dani’s schoolmates think it’s silly to think that Earth gives us presents, but on a magical snowy day, her family and Creator give Dani the courage to teach her friends about the gifts of winter—resting, remembrance, and gratitude. Can Dani help them receive winter’s gifts?

Winter’s Gifts is a joyful and tender family story of honoring creation, the power of storytelling, and how a new perspective can transform us.

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An interior from the book Winter's Gifts by Kaitlin Curtice
An interior from the book Winter's Gifts by Kaitlin Curtice
An interior from the book Winter's Gifts by Kaitlin Curtice
An interior from the book Winter's Gifts by Kaitlin Curtice

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About the Author

Kaitlin B. Curtice

Kaitlin B. Curtice is an award-winning Potawatomi author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. Her work has been featured on CBS and in USA Today. She writes at the Liminality Journal and currently lives in Philadelphia with her family.

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