Bedtime in Nunatsiavut

By (author): Raeann Brown

A sweet, beautiful book for children depicting the transformative dreams envisioned by a young Inuk girl, with the help of her loving mother.

In Bedtime in Nunatsiavut, a little girl named Nya yearns to fly, swim, and wander like the goose, salmon, bear, fox, and other animals that populate her world. Each night, her loving Ananak (mother) tucks her into bed and gives her a kunik (nose-to-nose rub) to help Nya dream and transform into the animals she longs to be like.

In Nya’s dreams, she moves with the wonder and the freedom of the natural world, dancing beneath the dark Nunatsiavut skies, empowered and emboldened by her Ananak’s constant love. Written and illustrated by first-time author Raeann Brown, Bedtime in Nunatsiavut is a beautiful and joyful tribute to an Inuit childhood.

AUTHOR

Raeann Brown

Raeann Brown is a Nunatsiavut Inuk who lives with her family in Wabush, NL, where she owns her own business, Inuky Glass Art & Engraving. Born in Montreal, QC, and having grown up in Postville, NL, Brown was inspired by her culture from an early age and has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Today, Brown etches and engraves a wide range of glass, wood, acrylic, bone, and metal materials. Brown is an advocate of Indigenous issues and often creates and writes about past and present events that affect Indigenous peoples across Canada. Bedtime in Nunatsiavut is her first book.


Awards

  • Indigenous Voices Award 2023, Short-listed
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    Dimensions:

    40 Pages
    12.00in * 9.00in * .35in
    525.00gr

    Published:

    April 26, 2022

    Publisher:

    Arsenal Pulp Press

    ISBN:

    9781551528878

    Language:

    eng

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