When the Stars Came Home indigenous studies Two sisters have waited all

Two sisters have waited all spring and summer to pick berries with their ningiuq

As Wagamese reveals their story

Through an award-winning relationship-based publishing program

and travels the fur-trade routes

Illustrator Jennifer Faria creates illustrations so cozy they make the winter’s day feel warm

When the Stars Came Home indigenous studies Two sisters have waited allHow does a strange new place become home? When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost. His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow in the dark sticker stars, not a star shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better a special quilt stitched through with family