Andrea Fritz
April 21st, 2026
The extinct Salish Woolly Dog was integral to Coast Salish people including as a source of wool as Andrea Fritz tells in her picture book, Woolly Dog Warms His Family (Orca $21.95) for ages 3 – 5. Using her skills as a Coast Salish artist and storyteller, Fritz describes Sqwiqwmi’ a wooly dog who sets out to gather natural fibers for his human family including mountain goat wool, nettle stalks and fireweed fluff. Fritz also describes the skill of weaving, which takes enormous amounts of time and wool to create a blanket for just one person, making blankets an important item in Coast Salish culture. Some Hul’q’umi’num words are employed. 9781459836303
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