Most Popular Books by David Bouchard

Etienne introduces his city cousin to real hockey, street hockey that is.

A great, kind and wise chief decides to erect a new totem pole. Knowing that he will soon die, the chief wants the pole to be representative of him but also to reflect the importance of others in his life. A series of birds and animals then try to convince the chief that their image should be carved into the chief’s totem pole.

Spectacular illustrations illuminate the magic of astrology in this intriguing look at how the Chinese Zodiac, one of the world's most ancient fortune-telling systems, came to be ordered. Includes a current Chinese Zodiac, so readers can look up their fortunes.

This is a story about humility, respect, and fairness. As Beaver helps the four-leggeds, flyers, crawlers, and swimmers agree on how to share their ideas and make decisions together, her wisdom also helps us reflect on when to speak and how to listen to others. Learn the story of how the Talking Stick came to be, and even create and use your own.

Describes the feelings of enjoying nature, and how these times should be treasured.

A poem, accompanied by evocative landscape paintings, celebrates the natural beauty of the prairie and the joys of growing up on it.

Frightened into sleeplessness by the noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, a young girl takes comfort in her grandmother's soothing story of a dragon, a mother's sorrow, and Buddha.

Offers encouragement to parents and educational professionals, explaining how to model reading and use a child-centered approach to literacy instruction.

If you have ever seen the Great White North, you may have been lucky enough to come across the magnificent light show in the sky known to us as the aurora borealis— the Northern Lights. But have you ever wondered how they and the constellations came to be? Raven’s Great Light Show relates the wonderful story of how Raven, the Trickster figure common to the Oral Tradition of many Indigenous Peoples in Canada, once used his legendary wiles to paint the night sky with the millions upon millions of stars that vigilantly watch over us.

In 1853, Étienne Mercier, a French-Canadian voyageur painter, is tasked by his employer to return to the Queen Charlotte Islands and document his travels into Haida territory. A wide-eyed and good-natured Mercier takes the opportunity to try to track down his long-lost friend, Clément, in the wilderness of what would later become the Canadian Pacific coast. Written in Mercier’s own broken English, or Franglais, and punctuated with traditional Canadien folk songs, David Bouchard’s candid glance into the everyday tribulations of a typical voyageur vividly depicts—along with Gordon Miller’s evocative illustrations—life on the colonial frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.

One pig... Two pigs ... and a wolf, does that remind you of anything? A third pig, you say? No, no, no. How about two pigs, a brown bear and a wolf? And what if the wolf was not a big bad one? A retelling of a folk tale focused on humour and companionship.

Dominique passe la fin de semaine chez son cousin Étienne. Celui-ci en profite pour l'initier à son sport favori : mieux que le hockey, le hockey bottine! La seule et unique règle est de s'amuser, en marquant le plus de buts possible. Le match s'annonce mouvementé. Actions d'éclat, culbutes et fous rires sont au rendez-vous! [Les 400 coups].

Paintings of Pacific Northwest Indians and their view of the world by Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers are accompanied by poems emphasizing the importance of caring for the environment.

The Seven Sacred Teachings is a message of traditional values and hope for the future. The Teachings are universal to most First Nation peoples. These Teachings are aboriginal communities from coast to coast. They are a link that ties First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities together.

Hiawatha, aussi appelé Ayenwhatha, est l'un des personnages des Premières Nations le plus célèbre à travers le monde. Ce récit poétique est largement dû à l'artiste Rotinonhshón:ni Raymond Skye.Les Rotinonhshón:ni sont un peuple fort et fier. La vérité et la compréhension constituent une grande partie de leur vision et de leur mission. C'est certainement selon les termes de la Grande Paix que les Rotinonhshón:ni auraient parlé à leurs enfants, du grand Chef Ayenwahtha. Non pas comme d'un héros, mais comme d'un homme qui a oeuvré avec Pacificateur à l'établissement de la Grande Paix, la Grande Loi.

Using text in both English and Cree, presents the round dance, a celebration of the seasons, and describes how the dance connects the Cree people to the natural world around them.

Depuis plusieurs générations, les Cris des plaines du Nord racontent la légende de la Qu’Appelle. Dans la tragique histoire d’amour inspirée de cette légende, un jeune brave, Ikciv, doit quitter sa belle pour mener avec les siens un raid contre les Pieds-Noirs. Dévastée par son absence, Witonia tombe malade de chagrin et meurt en prononçant son nom. Selon les anciens Cris, si vous marchez dans la prairie et êtes bien attentif, vous entendrez le brave en quête de son amour perdu qui demande : « Qui appelle? ».

Dans la pure tradition des Métis et de leur art du conte, David Bouchard initie le lecteur au monde du Ciel, au peuple de la Terre, au mythe du Corbeau, à l'Île de la Tortue, à l'apparition des Deux-pattes (les humains).