With Our Orange Hearts (Shuswap)

Read the bestselling children’s book With Our Orange Hearts in Secwepemctsín, the Shuswap language. Approved by the author, Phyllis Webstad, and translated by Tracy Thomas, with the assistance of Secwépemc (Shuswap) Elder Rose Wilson, to ensure cultural safety and authenticity. With the intention to assist in language preservation while making cultural stories more accessible to Indigenous Peoples, this series of translated books promote the learning of Indigenous languages for all ages with the help of popular and familiar stories. As a young child, your little world can be full of big feelings. In this book, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, tells readers how sharing her story with the world helped her to process her feelings. This true story encourages young children to open their hearts when others share their feelings and be more comfortable sharing their own feelings, too.