Michael Kusugak grew up in Repulse Bay, NWT (now Nunavut). During his childhood, his family travelled by dog sled, living a traditional Inuit lifestyle. He is the author of seven picture books, including Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails, winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award; Hide and Seek; My Arctic 1, 2, 3; and Baseball Bats for Christmas; and was co-writer of A Promise Is a Promise (with Robert Munsch). Michael Kusugak lives in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. More About Michael…
Michael Kusugak Awarded with The Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has awarded Michael Kusugak with The Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature in Toronto last evening November 17,2008.
The Vicky Metcalf Award honours a Canadian author of children’s literature whose body of work is judged to demonstrate the highest literary standards. This award was founded in 1963 by Vicky Metcalf, author of Journey Fantastic, with the purpose of stimulating the writing of literature for Canadian children.
As this award is given out to an author for a body of work it thereby recognizes all of Michael’s published works. More…
Latest Books
The Littlest Sled Dog
2008
Igvillu is a little dog with big dreams. One of her favorite dreams is of becoming a sled dog. When Igvillu is adopted from her kennel by an Inuit storyteller and moves to northern Canada, she comes face-to-face with real sled dogs.
Igvillu loves living in the North, chasing siksiks and dreaming about her future. She’s a dog who believes anything is possible! Read more
Curse of the Shaman: A Marble Island Story
2006
Sometimes even shamans get cranky. That was baby Wolverine’s misfortune — to be cursed by an out-of-sorts shaman frustrated by his own baby daughter’s incessant crying. Not only has shaman Paaliaq forbidden the future marriage of Wolverine to Breath, Paaliaq’s beautiful but teary baby girl, he has cursed Wolverine, banishing him when he becomes a young man. Read more
How Do You Say That? NEW!
We have recently added a new section to each of our stories. On the stories page, click the book covers to find the new “How Do You Say That” area to learn how to say the Inuktitut words.