Gift Days
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 Nassali, holding her paper on her way to school. | |
| Author | Kari-Lynn Winters |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Stephen Taylor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | children's fiction |
| Publisher | Fitzhenry & Whiteside |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 9781554551927 (first edition, hardcover) |
Gift Days is a children's book (recommended for ages 8 and up) by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Stephen Taylor. It was published in 2012 by Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
Young Nassali longs to read and write like her brother, but since her mother's death from AIDS, Nassali is responsible for looking after her younger siblings and running the household. There is no time for books and learning. Then one day, she wakes up to discover that her chores have been taken care of. It is her first gift day. From that day on, once a week, her brother gives Nassali the gift of time so that she can pursue her dream of an education, just as her mother would have wanted.
Awards
- Finalist: 2013 BC Book Prize Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine ("Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize")
- Finalist: Ontario Library Association's Rainforest of Reading, July 2013[1]
- Top four: CBC Radio's Here and Now Recommendations For Children's Books, December 2012[2]