Book Review: Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons – Anishinabek News

April 11, 2025

Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons is a new book that is part of a series called: Joshua Learns from the Land. Young Joshua connects with the land, plants, and animals of his Traditional Territory in northeastern Ontario. With the help of his Omushkego Cree and Anishinaabe family, he learns to hunt, fish, and harvest and gather food in every season.

This colourful and warm book invites the reader into this story about Joshua learning from his father about traditional food harvesting as they gather katakipanik/gaaminomaagobagak (mint) from the shores or Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek. The first word is in red in the text and is Omushkegomowin and the second word is in Anishinaabemowin in green.

Joshua has a lot of questions for his dad, just as any other curious child would have. His dad explains what is harvested in the various seasons. When the days grow longer, and the air feels warmer, Joshua sees the green leaves on the birch and maple trees. In the trees, the robins and blue jays are there and now, it is finally time to gather mint.

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