Everyone has a gift. Every gift is different, and every gift is special. Our world needs you to share your gift.

What is your gift? How can you use your gift to help others?

We Need Everyone empowers children to identify their gifts and use them to overcome challenges, achieve goals, and strengthen communities. Inspiring and uplifting, this interactive picture book celebrates diverse cultures, perspectives, and abilities through playful illustrations. Perfect for reading aloud.

Michael Redhead Champagne's welcoming call to action will inspire young readers to contribute to their communities by recognizing their own gifts and talents.

About the Author
Michael Redhead Champagne, born and raised in Winnipeg's North End, is an award-winning community organizer, public speaker, and a proud member of Shamattawa First Nation. Michael believes we all have a gift and shows youth the path to discover their own. He is solution oriented and passionate about building system literacy, encouraging volunteerism, and engaging communities to be involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of any initiative that affects them. Michael leads by example and travels across Canada sharing his gift with others. Whether he is speaking to educators, youth, the business community or the not-for-profit sector his goal is the same, to help heal, shape and create a call to action for everyone. Tiff Bartel is an award-winning Viet-Canadian multimedia artist based in Winnipeg. Her body of work includes illustration, filmmaking, design, animation, music, sculpture, and more.

Reviews

An engaging, encouraging primer on how to develop one's skills to make the world a better place.

* Kirkus *

The gifts of children shine as bright as the stars in the sky...no gift is too small and no gift should be dismissed.

* Penticton Herald *

Perfect for a conversation about social and emotional skills....a great springboard to talk about the important skills we need as humans and how sharing our gifts impacts those around us.

* @myliteracyspace *

Among@ParentsClub Book Recommendations

* @ParentsClub *

Champagne's debut picture book presents a simple, practical call to action for young readers, making it clear that embracing one's true self is beneficial not only for oneself but for the world around them. Tiff Bartel's cheerful illustrations, via dynamic, active images, depict a diversity of children and their gifts, thereby complementing Champagne's inclusive message.Recommended.

* CM Association *


Awards
Nominated for Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2024 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781774920114
Author Michael Redhead Champagne
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint HighWater Press
Publisher Portage & Main Press
Weight(grams) 352g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 229mm * 8mm