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Bowwow Powwow
Bowwow Powwow | Brenda J Child
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Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. Windy can tell such stories herself-about her dog, Itchy Boy, and the way he dances to request a treat and how he wriggles with joy in response to, well, just about everything. When Uncle and Windy Girl and Itchy Boy attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Now Uncle's stories inspire other visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress dancers-all with telltale ears and paws and tails. All celebrating in song and dance. All attesting to the wonder of the powwow. This playful story by Brenda Child is accompanied by a companion retelling in Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain and brought to life by Jonathan Thunder's vibrant dreamscapes. The result is a powwow tale for the ages.
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Krisjericho
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Oh my goodness - I am SO glad there are more picture books lately representing modern-day Native children. I like this one, with it's combo of dream and realism, but the kids had a hard time understanding where the dream started, so they were a little thrown by the dogs at first. But the art is expressive, and the story captures the feel of a powwow, so well done.

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BookInMyHands
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Windy Girl listens to stories from Uncle about powwows from his childhood and their culture, and falls asleep dreaming of the elders. When she wakes for the final dance of the powwow she realizes how the powwow is “always in motion, part old and part new...”

Author Brenda J. Child is Red Lake Ojibwe and tells her story in both English and Ojibwe with the help of Gordon Jourdain.

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DrexEdit I think I might have to read this book! 😊 5y
llwheeler Is it bilingual? Like facing translation or alternating sentences or similar? 5y
BookInMyHands @llwheeler Yes, it‘s bilingual. One paragraph English and another Ojibwe on the same page. 5y
llwheeler That's awesome, thanks for letting me know! 5y
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