SAGE AND THE SNOWSHOE EXPRESS

An action packed picture book inspired by the true experiences of Indigenous mail carriers One winter the weather is so bad in a remote village that the mail can t be delivered to or from the neighboring community for many weeks But then on a clear morning Sage s father decides he ll have enough time before the next storm arrives to transport everyone s letters and packages on the Snowshoe Express a dogsled pulled by Nimoosh When Sage finds an overlooked package in the snow and runs to catch up she gets to go too But then they have a frightening encounter with wolves in the woods a fast moving storm threatens to overtake them and Sage s excitement turns to fear Will they and the mail be able to get to the other village safely This compelling edge of the seat adventure story is based on the life of author Louise Bradford s Anishinaabe and French great great grandfather who delivered mail by snowshoe and sled It offers children an excellent introduction to the important and often treacherous work of Indigenous mail carriers bringing to life a lesser known part of Indigenous history Artwork by award winning illustrator Maya McKibbin perfectly captures Sage s range of emotions and vividly portrays the snow covered landscape in shades of blue and whit