Description
Bridget George is an Anishinaabe author-illustrator and graphic designer. Raised on the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, she now lives in London, ON, with her young son. It’s a Mitig!, her debut picture book, won the TD Summer Reading Club and First Nation Communities READ / PMC Indigenous Literature Award, and she has since worked on several more bestselling and critically acclaimed books for children, including The Animal People Choose a Leader (2024) and The Inquisitive Raven (2025) by Richard Wagamese.
This award-winning, bestselling early introduction to the Ojibwe language is now available in a board book edition.
Giizis—the sun—rises. What’s hiding in the trees? It’s a Mitig!
From sunup to sundown, little ones will explore the forest and meet a curious amik playing with sticks, a prickly gaag hiding in the bushes and a big, bark-covered mitig.
With vibrant artwork, and free online audio recordings available to help build the confidence of early language learners, It’s a Mitig! is a joyful celebration of language and land—created to spark a lifelong love of learning.