Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories held in a bead. Readers will learn that different Indigenous communities have different beadwork techniques, and that this traditional art form is alive and thriving today. Grade 1 - Grade 4. Hardcover.