{"product_id":"kohkoms-first-drum-9781459842724","title":"Kohkom's First Drum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Charlie's Kohkom asks him what the best part of his school day was, he knows right away: Indigenous drum circle!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKohkom tells him that not very long ago she was gifted her very first drum at a ceremony for children who never returned home from residential schools. But Charlie doesn't understand. How could she only have gotten her first drum so recently?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKohkom explains that she was taken from her family when she was very little because of something called the Sixties Scoop. She was raised by an adoptive white family and only later learned what being Cree meant. It's taken her a long time to feel like she belongs. Kohkom's story gives Charlie the idea to teach her a song so they can play their drums together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Monique Gray Smith: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★\"Joyful and tender...celebrates the activities that bring gladness through family and cultural connections.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review for \u003cem\u003eMy Heart Fills With Happiness \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★\"Smith tackles difficult and complex conversations with straightforwardness and compassion.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review for \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Our Truth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gentle...Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities--and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eWhen We Are Kind \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Smith's text is heartwarming!\"--Debbie Reese, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Indians in Children's Literature\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eYou Hold Me Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monique Gray Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orca Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 9.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459842724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, bestselling author and public speaker. Her books cover a broad spectrum of ages, topics and emotions. Woven into all of Monique's writing and her speaking engagements is the teaching that Love is Medicine. Her books include \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Heart Fills With Happiness, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eYou Hold Me Up, Lucy and Lola, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, When We Are Kind, I Hope\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDreaming Alongside\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also created the young adult adaptation of \u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Monique is Cree and Scottish. She lives with her family on the Traditional Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarlene Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Tsilhqot'in and Syilx and currently lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. They studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, earning a BFA in visual arts. When they are not making art, Karlene enjoys exploring rocky West Coast beaches with their daughter, learning their Tsilhqot'in language and spending time in their garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Monique Gray Smith \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858811011229,"sku":"9781459842724","price":37.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2bee7821-3305-4f7f-a2a6-b2a906b293c8.jpg?v=1776860753","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/kohkoms-first-drum-9781459842724","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}