{"product_id":"winter-s-gifts","title":"Winter’s Gifts: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter invites us to slow down, look closely, and recognize the gifts that can be found in a quieter season.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinter’s Gifts: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e by Kaitlin B. Curtice follows Dani, a young Potawatomi girl whose family finds meaning in the resting and waiting of winter. Through family, storytelling, and time spent noticing the natural world, Dani learns about gratitude and begins sharing what winter has taught her with her friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWarmly illustrated and rooted in an Indigenous perspective, this thoughtful picture book offers children a different way to experience the season—not simply as cold weather, but as a time for rest, remembrance, gratitude, and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Parents Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrates the quieter side of winter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Encourages children to notice rest, waiting, reflection, and change in the natural world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCenters an Indigenous perspective:\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduces young readers to a Potawatomi child and a relationship with nature shaped by gratitude, family, and Creator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEncourages meaningful conversations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opens the door to discussions about gratitude, storytelling, seasons, family traditions, and how we care for the Earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful for seasonal reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e An especially meaningful choice for winter nature study, outdoor classrooms, homeschool shelves, and family read-alouds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for Real Outdoor Learning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that naturally invites children to take its ideas outside. After reading, step outdoors and notice what winter is doing: trees resting, animals adapting, snow changing the landscape, gardens lying quiet, and daylight shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor nature-based classrooms and outdoor schools, \u003cem\u003eWinter’s Gifts\u003c\/em\u003e can become a starting point for seasonal observation, gratitude practices, nature journaling, storytelling, and conversations about the different ways people understand and honor the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThings to Know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–7 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preschool–Grade 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStory focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, gratitude, rest, remembrance, family, storytelling, and relationship with nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerspective:\u003c\/strong\u003e Told through the experience of a young Potawatomi girl and her family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter’s Gifts: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kaitlin B. 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There is so much happening in nature during the quiet months—even when, at first glance, it looks like very little is happening at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story gives families and educators a beautiful way to talk about rest, gratitude, storytelling, and our relationship with the Earth while introducing children to a Potawatomi perspective. 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