Today, we gather together.
Today, we listen.
Today, we learn.
Today, we open our hearts.
Even young children can learn about the importance of Orange Shirt Day. On September 30th, we honour the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in residential schools. Those who came home, and those who didn’t.
“Today, we think of the children.”
Phyllis Webstad, the founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement and the award-winning author of Every Child Matters picture book, has written a book to help us have first conversations with our young children about why we wear orange shirts on September 30.
Today is Orange Shirt Day is a touch and feel board book, designed for young children (0-3 years). With simple text and beautiful colourful illustrations, the message that all children matter is emphasized with a fun reflective mirror.
In this book. Phyllis Webstad, residential school survivor from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, reminds us that we can create a brighter future together.
“Today, tomorrow, and every day. Every Child Matters. Including you.”
Helps with: Teaching empathy, decolonized history, honouring family connections and Indigenous peoples, the significance of Orange Shirt Day, and the importance of being loved, and knowing that every child matters.
Author: Phyllis Webstad
Publisher: Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2024