With Our Orange Hearts

CBC Books | | Posted: September 12, 2022 9:17 PM | Last Updated: September 12, 2022

Phyllis Webstad, illustrated by Emily Kewageshig

Image | BOOK COVER: With Our Orange Hearts

(Medicine Wheel Publishing)

"Every child matters, including you and me. With our orange hearts, we walk in harmony." As a young child, your little world can be full of big emotions. In this book, I, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, show that sharing my story with the world helped me to process my feelings. My true orange shirt story encourages young children to open their hearts and listen as others share their feelings, and to be more comfortable sharing their own feelings too. Listening is a first step towards reconciliation. It's never too early to start. (From Medicine Wheel Publishing)

Interviews with Phyllis Webstad

Media Audio | The Next Chapter : Phyllis Webstad on inspiring Orange Shirt Day

Caption: Phyllis Webstad is the founder of Orange Shirt Day, a day that honours Indigenous children who endured the horrors of residential schools. Her picture book, Phyllis's Orange Shirt, tells the story of her first day at residential school.

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More about Orange Shirt Day

Media Video | (not specified) : Orange shirt day remembers impact of residential schools

Caption: A ceremony was held at Edmonton's city hall on Friday to raise awareness of residential schools and to continue the reconciliation process.

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