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We Love You as Much as the Fox Loves Its Tail by Masiana Kelly, illustrated by Tamara Campeau

A story about creating a family through adoption.

A story about creating a family through adoption.

A picture book cover that shows a smiling baby with black hair a pink/yellow striped onesie sitting in the embrace of a white fox. There are rocks and wildflowers surrounding them. There is yellow and green text overlay that is the book's title and author's name.

This loving bedtime poem shares all the ways in which a family will welcome their long-awaited new member. Sharing love as deep as the beluga dives and as warm as the shaggy hair of the muskox, this poem envelopes a new baby in the embrace of their new home in all its forms—the Arctic landscape and the welcoming arms of family.

Written by Inuk/Dene writer Masiana Kelly, and illustrated with warmth and softness by Tamara Campeau, this sweet and simple narrative celebrates the beauty of creating a family and the unbounding love waiting to be shared with a new little soul.

(From Inhabit Media

Masiana Kelly is Inuit and Dene from Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and Fort Simpson, NWT.  She has been an educator for over 10 years and studied literacy and storytelling at the University of Alberta. She writes children's stories to share the legends, traditions, and culture that she grew up with.

Tamara Campeau is a digital illustrator. She is inspired by wildlife, children and the environments in which they reside. She received an associate degree in illustration and design from Dawson College and bachelor's degree in illustration from Sheridan College.