Kaitlin B. Curtice, an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. Illustrated by Gloria Félix.

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, Creator and her family and 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 honouring creation, the power of storytelling, and how a new perspective can transform us.  Audience: Ages 3-7.