It’s a Mitig!
Douglas & McIntyre | 2020
Bridget George
Giizis—the sun—rises. What’s hiding in the trees? It’s a mitig!
From sunup to sundown, little ones will explore the forest and meet a curious amik playing with sticks, a prickly gaag hiding in the bushes and a big, bark-covered mitig.
With vibrant artwork, and free online audio recordings available to help build the confidence of early language learners, It’s a Mitig! is a joyful celebration of language and land—created to spark a lifelong love of learning.
Awards and Recognition
PMC Indigenous Literature Award
2021/22
TD Summer Reading Club
Recommended Read
2021
Reviews
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“This is more than a treasure, It's a Mitig! is a song and a dance for the world in how fun it is to learn Anishinaabe from mentor and visionary Bridget George. I am completely charmed hoping this is the first in a series we can all enjoy together. Written with such love and tenderness, this is a gift for the world. Bravo and mahsi cho, Bridget George.”
— Richard Van Camp
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“It’s a Mitig! is a beautiful and unique book. Children, as the instinctively curious beings that they are, will surely enjoy predicting what the Ojibwe words translate to in English and then verifying their predictions through the cartoon style illustrations. The vibrant and colourful illustrations filling every inch of each page, in combination the fun and playful language, will keep any young audience gripped from giizis to dibiki-giizis. Highly Recommended.”
—Andrea Boyd, Canadian Materials