A review by alisun
A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell

5.0

A Day with Yayah written by Nicola Campbell (Salish and Métis) and illustrated by the incomparable Julie Flett(Cree-Métis) is a beautiful picturebook about a group of children and the lessons they learn from their elders. The story follows the group into a spring day where the children learn about plants and their native language. The illustrations are stunning and the text reads like a spring romp in the woods. My favorite part of the book is the back matter. One one page Campbell provides commentary about Nłeʔkepmxcin, the language spoken by the Interior Salish people of the land known as British Columbia. The opposite page offers a pronunciation guide for the words that are used in the story.