Joanne Panas' and Olive Whitford's first book, The Beavers' Big House, is a full-colour illustrated children's book that tells the story of a forest fire and how two beavers - Baptiste and Betsy - rally the other forest animals to fight it. The book teaches children valuable lessons such as the need for cooperation and preparedness. The Beavers' Big House includes a Michif translation by Norman Fleury and a Compact Disc narration component in English and Michif.