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Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh = This Is How I Know
A contemporary Anishinaabe grandmother answers her grandchild’s questions about the four seasons by sharing observations about the natural world in this striking picture book. “How do I know summer is here? … When blueberries drop readily, and the sand is hot enough to sting. When Insects billow black from the trees, and the sun slips into an orange dream.” The stunning digitally-created illustration shows the two at the water’s edge after berry-picking, with saturated sunset hues and bold black outlines. As the seasons pass, grandmother and grandchild’s activities include foraging for orange mushrooms in fall, feeding red-capped woodpeckers in winter, and hearing brown peepers sing in spring. Brittany Luby’s (Anishinaabe) exceptional text is perfectly complemented by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley’s (Ojibwe) gorgeous art in this bilingual (Anishinaabemowin-Ojibwe and English) story. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by
Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Translated by
Alvin Ted Corbiere,
Alan Corbiere
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Anishinaabe People
Bilingual Books
First/Native Nations
Grandmothers
Ojibwe Language
Seasons
Translated Books
Diversity subject:
Indigenous
Publishers:
Groundwood, House of Anansi
Publish Year: 2021
Pages: 44
ISBN: 9781773063263
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Luby