Friday, May 09, 2008
Challenge
Canadian Reading Challenge: NW Territory
This beautifully illustrated children's book tells the story of Kataujaq, an young Inuit girl. First we learn many of the customs of this northern land as well as Kataujaq's close relationship with her mother. Then the mother dies. Kataujaq's grandmother comforts the little girl by telling her that the ones who have gone on before are playing soccer, chasing a walrus head all over the sky and creating the northern lights. It's a wonderful legend and this is an enchanting book. The illustrator, Vladyana Krykorka, does a fantastic job of capturing the flavor of the story with her mystical drawings. It will be fun to share this book with my grandson five or six years from now.
Rating: 4.5
Posted by Framed at 9:38 PM
3 comments:
John Mutford said...
Congratulations on finishing!I'm so glad Michael Kusugak was finally picked for this challenge. I lived in Rankin Inlet, his current hometown, for four years and met him a few times. My nieces, nephews and cousins probably all recieved autographed Kusugak books for Christmas at one point. My kids' favourite is Hide and Sneak.See you in round 2!
5/10/2008 4:16 AM
Booklogged said...
Sounds like a good story.
5/10/2008 11:08 PM
Teddy Rose said...
This sounds like a really sweet book.
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