Karlene Harvey

Karlene Harvey is Tsilhqot’in and Syilx and currently lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tlseil-Waututh) Nations. They studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, earning a BFA in visual arts. When they are not making art, Karlene enjoys exploring rocky West Coast beaches with their daughter, learning their Tsilhqot’in language, and spending time in their garden.

Books by Karlene Harvey

Kookum's First Drum
Kookum's First Drum
In this moving picture book, Charlie’s Kookum tells the story of recently receiving her first drum. Kookum wasn’t raised Cree because she was taken from her family as a child as part of the Sixties Scoop. After hearing her story, Charlie offers to teach Kookum a song—and they agree to go to the Friendship Center drum circle every week from now on.
Hardcover
9781459842724
$21.95
Ebook
9781459842748
$17.99
Springtime in Kitkatla
Springtime in Kitkatla

In this beautiful picture book, Walaas and her dzi'i (grandmother) take a fishing boat to their family’s reserve, Kitkatla, for spring break, where Walaas enjoys spending time with family, eating traditional foods and wandering the shoreline. Even though she’ll have to leave, she knows she’ll always belong there.

Hardcover
9781459840102
$21.95
Ebook
9781459840126
$17.99