• Age: 4 to 8
• Grade: p to 3

A true love song of an adopted child, this beautiful story follows the journey of a child chosen by loving arms. A tribute to all mothers who must part with their children and to those who welcome these newborns as their own; this is a must-read. Especially since it is an interracial adoption, and baby Josephine, now a woman, celebrates the gift of the two women who were her mothers and the welcoming of her three brothers. A hymn to adoption and compassion.

....Also available in Frenchunder the title Maman m'a donnée

Josephine C. Watson

is a poet, singer and actor from Fredericton, NB. From jazz to blues, rock to reggae, spoken word poetry to theatre, Josephine is a great performer. She was the first woman to be named Moncton's "Poète Flyée" (eccentric poet). After translating the book Africville (written by Shauntay Grant and illustrated by Eva Campbell) in 2020 and guiding many young people through it, she delivers this magni?cent text, which comes from her personal history.

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Alisa Arsenault is from Moncton, New Brunswick. She studied printmaking and photography at the Université de Moncton and graduated in 2013. Since her graduation, she participated in several group exhibitions including Somewheres (2014) at Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown (P.E.I.) and Acadie Mythique (2014), a travelling exhibition curated by Harlan Johnson. She is also an active member of Atelier d'estampe Imago. Through the specificity of her own ancestral stories, Alisa's work deals with universal issues, negotiating and renegotiating the inherited narrative. Her exploration of these ever-changing stories emphasizes their distance from the lived reality. Through video, sound and installation, she explores the ephemeral and malleable construction of the chronicled reality. (M)other/Mère(s) et monde is her first collaboration with Bouton d?or Acadie.

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