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edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook
category: Non-classifiable
published: May 2021
ISBN:9781459825505
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Little You / Gidagaashiinh

by Richard van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett, translated by Angela Mesic & Margaret Noodin

tagged: poetry (see also stories in verse), non-classifiable, new baby
Description

★ "Van Camp composes a lyrical ode to a newborn child, which is matched in its loveliness by Flett's exquisite, collage-like images of a young one with his or her parents.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of Welcome Song for Baby and We Sang You Home, has partnered with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender picture book for babies and toddlers that honors the child in everyone. With its delightful contemporary illustrations, Little You is perfect to be shared, read or sung to all the little people in your life—and the new little ones on the way!

This bilingual book includes full text in both English and Anishinaabemowin.

About the Authors

Richard van Camp


Julie Flett


Angela Mesic learned the Anishinaabe language when she was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, wanting to understand more about the land where she is from and the language of the Indigenous people that occupy it. For six years she has been teaching others to speak the Anishinaabe language.


Margaret Noodin teaches Ojibwe to the children of Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota. She also teaches Ojibwe, literature, and creative writing online for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she is a professor in the English department. To hear her work, visit www.ojibwe.net.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
3 to 5
Grade:
p to k
Reading age:
3 to 5
Editorial Review

“A simple yet beautiful ode to a newborn child and the parents who love them. With gentle multi-textured illustrations, the story, suited for babies and toddlers alike, explores the potential of every child as they are guided by loving caregivers…A first purchase for collections in need of more ­diverse language offerings.”

— School Library Journal (SLJ)

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