The Gabriel Dumont Institute is pleased to announce the publication of Manny's Memories, a children's book for primary-aged readers. 

Manny's Memories, by author Ken Caron with his daughter Angela Caron, introduces us to the Métis community of Round Prairie, Saskatchewan through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940's.

Manny shares his boyhood memories of the once vibrant community not too far from Saskatoon's city limits. Though rural life at the time called for hard work, self-sufficiency, and generosity, there was always time to have fun and to enjoy being a young Métis boy.

Artist Donna Lee Dumont's visual expression of Manny's Memories helps us see the world as Ken, called "Manny" in his youth, remembers it. Norman Fleury's accompanying Michif translation and narration returns to the language which Manny so often heard as a boy. Manny's Memories leaves us with a rare and satisfying glimpse of life not so long ago. 

"I was proud to make this book with Angela," said Ken. He also reflected that the highlight of the entire process was seeing the story as a book for the first time.

Daughter Angela is an educator in Saskatoon and she cherished the opportunity to work with her dad. 

"It was something I have wanted to do for a long time to honour my Round Prairie relatives and in particular my dad. I enjoyed recording the stories knowing that they would be shared with a wider audience," she said. "Seeing my dad's happiness and pride when he saw the finished product was something I will remember for a long time."