{"product_id":"tesss-red-dress-honouring-love-and-family-9781778540905","title":"Tess's Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith age-appropriate and empathetic language, \u003ci\u003eTess's Red Dress\u003c\/i\u003e introduces young children to Red Dress Day and the importance of remembering the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit People. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Tess is excited to welcome her new baby sibling into the world! She asks her mom what it was like growing up with a sibling. Tess's mom tells her stories about baking in the kitchen, singing loudly in the bathtub, sharing a bedroom, and braiding her sister's hair. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their excitement over their growing family, they have experienced loss: Tess's Auntie is one of the missing. The loss of any family member makes a drastic change for those left behind and the generations to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the family gets ready for the Red Dress Day march, Tess's mom and dad show her how to honor her Auntie by wearing her red dress and keeping the stories and memories of her family alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack matter pages include resources to support parents and educators through this important and difficult conversation with their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Medicine Wheel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/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 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781778540905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberts, Carolyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned educator, speaker and storyteller with a wealth of experience and expertise in Indigenous education and decolonization. She is a St'at'imc and Stó lō woman belonging to the Thevarge family from N'quatqua Nation and the Kelly Family from the Ch'íyáqtel Nation and a member of the Squamish Nation. Throughout her illustrious career as an educator and administrator for over 20 years, she has consistently demonstrated a passion for supporting Indigenous resurgence through education.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently Carolyn holds the position as an Indigenous academic and Faculty Lecturer in the Teacher Education Department of the University of British Columbia. Her dedication to building teachers' understandings in Indigenous history, education, and ancestral ways of knowing has not only garnered her recognition within the education community, but it has also had a positive impact on the decolonizing of the education system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMata Foote, Kelsey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003eKelsey Mata Foote (Jaax̱snée)\u003c\/b\u003e is a Tlingit and Filipina illustrator, writer, and producer from Ketchikan, Alaska. She prefers to work digitally with a drawing tablet but is no stranger to incorporating natural textures and watercolor elements in her pieces. Her inspiration is rooted in a Southeast Alaska childhood, one filled with family, putting up fish, exploring the Tongass with her older brothers, and celebrating her heritage.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe finds joy in creating art that preserves culture, honors Native traditions, and amplifies authentic representation of Native peoples in media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer creative work debuted with Celebration! (2022), a children's book produced by Sealaska Heritage Institute's Baby Raven Reads program, which later received the American Indian Youth Literature Award - Picture Book Honor in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carolyn Roberts \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311301243037,"sku":"9781778540905","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ed665cce-aae1-4bfb-8848-644767ea802c.jpg?v=1779261209","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/tesss-red-dress-honouring-love-and-family-9781778540905","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}