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Winter's Gifts

by Kaitlin B. Curtice

Finding meaning in winter’s quiet

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Finding meaning in winter’s quiet

Dani, a young Potawatomi girl, experiences winter as a season for rest, remembrance, and gratitude. When her classmates question the idea that Earth offers gifts, Dani draws on her family’s way of honoring the season and shares a different perspective with them. The story brings together Indigenous identity, family traditions, and care for the natural world, with winter serving as the setting for reflection and storytelling. Its central idea is that gratitude can shape how people notice and value the world around them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in stories about winter and seasonal traditions.
  • Families seeking children’s fiction centered on Indigenous identity, gratitude, and honoring creation.
  • Young readers who enjoy stories about sharing perspectives with friends.

Themes

Potawatomi identityWinter and seasonal changeRest and remembranceGratitudeStorytelling and honoring creation

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Book overview

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 Creator's gift of gratitude can transform the way we see the world.

Your thankfulness is your gift to Earth.

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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