I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Author) and Pauline Young (Artist) artist Shy Giraffe strives to create

Shy Giraffe strives to create elegant

freshwater pearls

The opening images in this collection were created by the Mi’kmaq themselves: portrayals of human beings carved into the rock formations of Nova Scotia

An essential companion book for anyone who struggles to stay inspired

the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Lyman Allyn Art Museum

I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Author) and Pauline Young (Artist) artist Shy Giraffe strives to createIm finding my talk And it may take some time, But Im learning to speak In a language thats mine. A response to Rita Joes iconic poem I Lost My Talk, and published simultaneously with the new childrens book edition illustrated by Pauline Young, comes a companion picture book by award winning spoken word artist and Mikmaw activist Rebecca Thomas. A second generation residential school survivor, Thomas writes this response poem openly and honestly,