Gabriel's Winter Count

<b>A warm, intergenerational picture book introducing the Lakota tradition of winter counts and celebrating resilience, remembrance, and connection across distance.<br> <br>A moving story of love and tradition—perfect for kids discovering their role in their family and the power of remembering.</b><br><br>Gabriel's parents are leaving to serve, and he will stay with his grandmother, his unci. When Gabriel forgets to give his parents a parting gift, an important tradition in their Lakota family, he is bereft.<br><br>But then he learns about winter counts from Unci, and slowly but surely he both waits for his parents to return <i>and </i>becomes the keeper of the winter count in their family.