A review by cweichel
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel

3.0

The illustrations in this book are truly gorgeous. Danielle Daniel, is Metis, but was raised without connection to her culture. She wrote this book for her son to help him connect with his Anishinaabe roots. It shows paintings of children in different animal masks that reference different animal totems. An author's note at the end tells us more about the significance of these totems. I was a bit confused because it seemed in the book that children were choosing their own totem, while in the Anishinaabe culture, it is a clan you are born into.
I was also distressed to see an online activity for children to 'play' at having a totem. I am truly uncomfortable by this because it feels disrespectful to the actual culture.