Iillustrated by Danielle Daniel, You Hold Me Up (Orca $19.95) by Monique Gray Smith aims to foster empathy and respect among young people, their care providers and educators. It encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions.

Previously, Monique Gray Smith’s novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. She lives in Victoria.

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