Naomi R. Caldwell
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Review of Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin by Brittany Luby; illus. by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley; trans. into Anishinaabemowin by Mary Ann Corbiere Primary Groundwood 36 pp. 10/23 9781773068466 $21.99 e-book ed. 9781773068480 $16.99 A lyrical text written in Anishinaabemowin and English tells about the journey of a seed and of...
Review of A Letter for Bob
A Letter for Bob by Kim Rogers; illus. by Jonathan NelsonPrimary Heartdrum/HarperCollins 32 pp.9/23 9780063044555 $19.99A Wichita girl, Katie, writes a letter to Bob, her family’s trustworthy white sedan, after it’s determined they need to trade it in for a larger vehicle. Katie describes how they cared for the car...
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Review of Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom; illus. by Bridget GeorgePrimary Roaring Brook 40 pp.9/23 9781250795274 $18.99Lindstrom (We Are Water Protectors, rev. 7/20; My Powerful Hair, rev. 3/23) introduces the mission of contemporary Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt, the late Josephine Henriette Mandamin (both Anishinaabe). The lyrical...
Review of When the Stars Came Home
When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby; illus. by Natasha DonovanPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.11/23 9780316592499 $18.99In this affecting picture book, Ojiig, a young Indigenous boy, moves with his parents from their rural home to the city when his father gets a new job. He misses fishing, picking blueberries,...
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Review of Grandma’s Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story
Grandma’s Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Abrams 40 pp.5/23 9781419731921 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070599 $15.54Nelson (Sitting Bull, rev. 11/15; Red Cloud, rev. 7/17) shares Indigenous traditions and practices involving tipis that continue in modern times. Young Clara comes to stay with her...
Review of My Powerful Hair
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom; illus. by Steph LittlebirdPrimary Abrams 48 pp.3/23 9781419759437 $18.99e-book ed. 9781647005740 $15.54“Our ancestors say / Our hair is our memories. / Our source of strength.” Lindstrom’s (author of Caldecott winner We Are Water Protectors, rev. 7/20, and an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain...
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