One Beaded Earring -- Pat Lamondin Skene, Paperback

Delia's mom has the most beautiful earrings.

They're long and dangly earrings, and made from strands upon strands of tiny blue, green and white beads that make the earrings look like waterfalls. Delia decides to wear the earrings to school to show off a little to her friends. And it works--until one earring falls down the drain in the school bathroom.

When Delia confides in her grandmother about the lost earring, she learns that she can't just replace it: her Aunt Maureen made the earrings for her mother to celebrate getting their Métis citizenship. Delia didn't even know her family was Métis! With no way to replace the lost earring, Delia must own up to her mistakes, dive deeper into her Métis identity and use her storytelling skills to find a way to make things right.

Author: Pat Lamondin Skene
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 7.63h x 5.25w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781459841598
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author

Pat Lamondin Skene retired from the world of banking to find her voice. She is a Métis author of eight books for children, including Lights along the River and What a Hippopota-Mess!, Rhyme Stones and Monster Lunch in the Orca Echoes series. Pat's memoir, Swiftly Flowing Waters, shares more stories of her childhood growing up in a Métis community on the Magnetawan River. Pat keeps her imagination fed and watered in Oakville, Ontario.

Natalie Laurin is a Métis and settler woman with family roots in the Georgian Bay Métis community. As a rising illustrator and designer, her passion for merging visual storytelling and cultural education has led to engaging collaborations with talented authors. She hopes to continue these collaborations and inspire youth through themes of relationship-building and community.