{"product_id":"i-hope-board-book","title":"I Hope - Board Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabrielle Grimard\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith offers poignant words about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in \u003cem\u003eI Hope\u003c\/em\u003e will resonate with all parents, grandparents and caregivers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for Monique Gray Smith: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★\"Joyful and tender...celebrates the activities that bring gladness through family and cultural connections.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review for \u003cem\u003eMy Heart Fills With Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★\"Smith tackles difficult and complex conversations with straightforwardness and compassion.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review for \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Our Truth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Smith's text is heartwarming!\"--Debbie Reese, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Indians in Children's Literature\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eYou Hold Me Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gentle...Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities--and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/em\u003efor \u003cem\u003eWhen We Are Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, bestselling author and public speaker. Her books cover a broad spectrum of ages, topics and emotions. Woven into all of Monique's writing and her speaking engagements is the teaching that Love is Medicine. Her books include\u003cem\u003e Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, My Heart Fills With Happiness, You Hold Me Up, Lucy and Lola, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, When We Are Kind, I Hope, Dreaming Alongside\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Kohkom's First Drum\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also created the young adult adaptation of \u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Monique is Cree and Scottish. She lives with her family on the Traditional Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabrielle Grimard\u003c\/strong\u003e has been drawing since she was young. Her passion for drawing and painting led her to pursue studies in fine arts and arts education at Concordia University. After she had her first child, she began her career as an illustrator. She is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Library Bus\u003c\/em\u003e, which is a Governor General's Literary Award finalist, and \u003cem\u003eStolen Words\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, a Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year and the winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. She lives in Waterville, Quebec, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67841095532851,"sku":"9781459844391","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IDsaZgwsZy9781459844391.webp?v=1793398375","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-hope-board-book","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}