Kirstie Hudson

Kirstie Hudson is an editor and writer in Victoria, British Columbia. She was a reporter and producer with the CBC in Toronto, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Victoria. In her award-winning career as a journalist, Kirstie's work was recognized with a Jack Webster Award, Radio Television Digital News Association Awards and a Gabriel Award. As an instructor at the University of Victoria and Royal Roads University, Kirstie shared her love of storytelling with students in writing, communications and journalism. She co-authored Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket with Carey Newman. In 2020, the book was a finalist for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Nonfiction.

Books by Kirstie Hudson

Grandmother School Read-Along
Grandmother School Read-Along
This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in 2016 to teach local grandmothers how to read and write.
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9781459826687 LICENSE OPTIONS
$16.99
I Am Scary Read-Along
I Am Scary Read-Along
This board book features a not-so-scary monster who’s met his match in a young child.
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9781459823198 LICENSE OPTIONS
$9.99
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9781459823181 LICENSE OPTIONS
$8.99
Little Cloud Read-Along
Little Cloud Read-Along
This STEM-based picture book follows the origin of a hurricane, from a little cloud to a life-threatening storm.
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9781459825086 LICENSE OPTIONS
$9.99
On Our Nature Walk Read-Along
On Our Nature Walk Read-Along
Young readers are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this illustrated nonfiction picture book.
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9781459825093 LICENSE OPTIONS
$9.99
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces
This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes hundreds of items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them.
Hardcover
9781459819955
$39.95
EPUB
9781459819962 LICENSE OPTIONS
$29.99
The Sun is a Peach Read-Along
The Sun is a Peach Read-Along
A simple board book that introduces little ones to the concept of metaphor.
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9781459825123 LICENSE OPTIONS
$9.99
The Witness Blanket
The Witness Blanket

This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them.

Hardcover
9781459836129
$24.95
EPUB
9781459836143 LICENSE OPTIONS
$18.99