Fiona Laporte

What Are You? Fiona Laporte

This is a story about a young person of mixed Indigenous and settler ancestry. Growing up in a big city she meets and interacts with many different people, all of whom pose the question, "What are you?" On a hunt for the answer she has many interactions that lead her to learning new adjectives and nouns for her ever-expanding vocabulary and understanding of self. This picture book could be used in homes or classrooms as an introduction to topics on identity and is especially suited for elementary education.