It’s a Mitig!

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.

“This is more than a treasure, It's a Mitig! is a song and a dance for the world in how fun it is to learn Anishinaabe from mentor and visionary Bridget George.
I am completely charmed hoping this is the first in a series we can all enjoy together. Written with such love and tenderness, this is a gift for the world. Bravo and mahsi cho, Bridget George.”

“...This is a creative feast of language, learning, and playful illustrations. Children will love trying to pronounce the tricky, authentic words, and they’ll thrive on the challenge of guessing what the descriptions represent before viewing the pictures that accompany them. Words are thoughtfully chosen, with just a few scattered here and there, making it a perfect bedtime story…. It’s a Mitig! will likely become a favorite in the households of many. It’s unique and offers youth an adventurous read.”

“Whether connecting with one's Ojibwe ancestry or simply opening children's eyes and ears to the cornucopia of North American dialects, It's a Mitig! is a useful tool for exploring language—and an especially prized and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Native American /Canadian Aboriginal picture book collections.”

“It’s a Mitig! is a beautiful and unique book. Children, as the instinctively curious beings that they are, will surely enjoy predicting what the Ojibwe words translate to in English and then verifying their predictions through the cartoon style illustrations. The vibrant and colourful illustrations filling every inch of each page, in combination the fun and playful language, will keep any young audience gripped from giizis to dibiki-giizis. Highly Recommended.”