My Ittu: The Biggest, Best Grandpa
- Publisher
- Inhabit Media
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2023
- Subjects
- Multigenerational, Imagination & Play, Polar Regions, Native Canadian
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772274738
- Publish Date
- Feb 2023
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Maniq loves her ittu (short for ittupajaaq, an Inuktitut word for grandfather). He’s brave—enough to wrestle the grumpiest polar bear, if he ever needed to! He’s tall—enough to see over the tallest mountain tops. He’s generous—enough to walk through a blizzard to make sure others have delicious food to eat. And above all, he loves his grandkids, every single one of them—and there must be close to one hundred, by Maniq’s count at least!
About the author
Laura Deal was born and raised in a small farming town in Nova Scotia. As a young adult, drawn to adventure, she climbed aboard an airplane for the first time ever and moved to Iqaluit, Nunavut. Laura immediately found appreciation for the culture, beauty of the land, and simplicity of northern life. Since 2005, she has rooted herself in the Canadian Arctic and started a family. A firsttime author, Laura wrote How Nivi Got Her Names for her daughter, Niviaq, who was adopted through Inuit custom adoption.
Editorial Reviews
"[Q] uietly celebrates the special relationship that can exist between a grandchild and a grandparent. As such, the book has universal appeal."—CM: Canadian Review of Materials