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The Bear's Breakthrough: Makwa Gaa Zhaapshkang

by Ann Beam

44 pages; Saddle stitched; colour illustrated, in English and Ojibwe; catalogue #06-0988; ISBN 1-4120-9234-5; US$26.04, C$29.95, EUR21.39, £14.98

Do you think that addiction and unconditional love are not the stuff of a children's book? Think again! Many children deal with this every day, in regards to someone they know and love. This book is a pathway.

About the Book

This is the story of a little family (a girl, a bear and a star) who discover that one of them (the bear) has an over-fondness for beer pancakes. Their effort to help the bear takes everyone on a journey through their own Hearts.

This book provides a gentle and charmingly humorous pathway, across what is a dark and difficult subject for a lot of people (old and young) in today's world.

About the Author

Ann Beam is an artist, author and illustrator. Her paintings and ceramics have been exhibited internationally. She lives in M'chigeeng first nation on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. This is her second book; and is a sequel to the first book, At the Animal Dance.

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