Katherena Vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation. She has worked in poetry, novels, children’s literature, and film.
The Girl and the Wolf
Released in 02/05/2019 by Theytus Books Ltd.
Pictures by Julie Flett
Named one of Kirkus Review’s Best Book of 2019
While picking berries with her mother, a little girl wanders too far into the woods. When she realizes she is lost, she begins to panic. A large grey wolf makes a sudden appearance between some distant trees. Using his sense of smell, he determines where she came from and decides to help her. Through a series of questions from the wolf, the little girl realizes she had the knowledge and skill to navigate herself—she just needed to remember that those abilities were there all along.
The Girl and The Wolf is an absolute masterwork by both best-selling author Katherena Vermette and master artist Julie Flett because it reminds us we are more powerful than we realize in times of panic, and, at the same time, it places the responsibility of survival on ourselves. It also reminds us that there are helpers to get you home in forms you may not recognize at first: a wolf with meat on its breath or birds who remember your way home. I love this book and I think about it every day.
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