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A review by ljrinaldi
Josie Dances by Denise Lajimodiere
4.0
This is such a cute story of a little girl who is getting ready for her first powwow dance. But to dance, she needs to get leggings, moccasins, a shawl, and a spirit name, as well as learn her dance. She seeks the help of her mother, her aunty, her grandmother, and the tribal elder Grandma Greatwalker.
The designs of these things are so beautiful, and made with such love. It is a wonderful book, written by someone within the community, and with designs of the Ojibwe people as well. There is a glossary at the end where you can learn simple words in the language too. And while we learn how to say Yes and No, we also get to learn now to say messy hair "shakaweesh".
The author said she was inspired by her own daughter getting ready to do her first dance.
Thanks to Edelweiss to making this book available for an honest review.
The designs of these things are so beautiful, and made with such love. It is a wonderful book, written by someone within the community, and with designs of the Ojibwe people as well. There is a glossary at the end where you can learn simple words in the language too. And while we learn how to say Yes and No, we also get to learn now to say messy hair "shakaweesh".
The author said she was inspired by her own daughter getting ready to do her first dance.
Thanks to Edelweiss to making this book available for an honest review.