Loaf the Cat Goes To The Powwow
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A Native American boy's cat surprises him at his first powwow—making for a very special dance indeed!
Loaf the cat loves to play with her boy, and when she’s particularly happy, she’ll make the purr sound for him. She also likes to keep tabs on him, so when he disappears one day, she decides to find him. She follows his smell to a place where there are drums and colors and lots of people—and then she’s excited to see her boy dancing fast, making the ribbons on his regalia twirl beautifully! When he takes a break, Loaf goes to greet him in her special way, making the powwow one her boy will never forget, and worthy of many purrs!
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Loaf, a feline protagonist, follows her Ojibwe-cued caretaker, Charlie, to a powwow in this simply told picture book. Fond of rubber bands, paper bags, and ribbon, Loaf takes note when "my boy started putting all these ribbons on his clothes." After the boy quickly hand-stitches the complex regalia, he tells the cat, "I'm going to be a grass dancer at the powwow." When Loaf awakens to an empty house and ventures outside, she follows Charlie's scent to a place filled with crowds and drums. In an animated picture book debut, Anishinaabe author DeShaw walks readers through the powwow's Grand Entry, told through the perspective of Loaf the cat. Though the feline is more observer than actor in this straightforward work, digital illustrations from Audibert (the Jo Jo Makoons series), of Wolastoqiyik and French heritage, aptly capture the energy of a cat at play and a boy taking part in the powwow—and the two displaying affection for each other. Ages 3–7.
