Thank so much to children’s book writer Karlin Gray for featuring Freddie the Flyer on her blog recently! It was lovely to think through the process of working on the book with Fred and Audrea Wulf.
“In my TrueStory Bookshop, I curate lists of picturebook biographies by kids’ interests (sports, art, animals, etc.) and topics (women’s history, LGBTQ+ stories, immigrants’ contributions, etc.). It is surprising how few Indigenous stories there are for kids. So I was thrilled to find the lovely Freddie the Flyer—the true story of Freddie Carmichael, the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Artic. While the book highlights some [Gwich’in and] Inuvialuit language and culture, at its core, the story is about how a child’s love of flying grows into a career as well as a way to serve a community. Perfect for airplane-obsessed kids or anyone looking to read more Indigenous stories.”
To read the full interview, please click here!