“Siha Tooskin Knows – The Catcher of Dreams” is one in a series of Siha Tooskin Knows books that follows the life of Siha Tooskin, a young Indigenous boy (who also has the English name Paul). In this book Siha Tooskin’s mother is about to give birth to another baby so Siha Tooskin’s grandparents come to stay with him. His grandmother begins to tell him the story of the dream catcher along with the importance of this often-commercialized object.

I love the sense of family we get from this book and how much importance Siha Tooskin’s grandmother places on the family unit, especially in a time where many Indigenous families are still actively being destroyed by systemic inequalities.

As a teacher, I appreciated the mention of the Truth and Reconicilliation Commission and the way teachers are still learning how to accurately represent Indigenous peoples.

The illustrations are beautiful (especially the full page ones) and the grade level for reading is somewhere around grades 3-5 but the content is also perfect for grades 7 & 8 history.

Overall, a great read perfect for K-8 classrooms alike.

This series of books is awesome, I have enjoyed every single one!

This story is so sweet; Paul is expecting a new member of his family to arrive any day, and it is going to be a girl. Paul's hope and dreams for his new sister made me tear up, he wishes so many amazing things for her in her life.

I loved learning about the history of the dream catcher and what each part of the dream catcher symbolizes. Mugoshin (grandmother) creating a dream catcher for each new grandchild is such a beautiful tradition, those are gifts that will be treasured always.

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I love the story, and how you learn about dream catchers. I look forward to reading more books with Siha Tooskin.

It is so good to see books with Native American kids and their families and culture portrayed! I can’t wait to read some of the other books.