Birdsong
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, Quill & Quire, Globe And Mail
NAMED AN ESSENTIAL CHILDREN’S BOOK BY THE ATLANTIC
AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE HONOR TITLE
FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD
WINNER OF THE TD CANADIAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD
“Cycling from spring to spring, [Julie Flett’s] subtle, sensitive story delicately traces filaments of growth and loss through intergenerational friendship, art making, and changing moons and seasons.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But when she meets an elderly woman who lives next door, named Agnes––her world starts to change.
Katherena and Agnes share the same passion for art making, birds, and connection to nature. But as the seasons change, can Katherena navigate her new friend growing old?
From award-winning Indigenous artist, Julie Flett, comes a breathtaking story of intergenerational friendships, shared passions, and spending time outdoors through changing seasons of life.
Stunning illustrations of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story and includes a glossary and pronunciation guide to Cree words that appear in the text.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Katherena and her mother move away from family in "the city by the sea," the new house has a desk, "but I don't feel like drawing./ My hands are cold." Meeting Agnes, the older woman who is their nearest neighbor, changes everything: "I can't wait to go home and start drawing." Agnes becomes frail as the seasons pass, but the duo's strengthening friendship ("Agnes tells me about waxing and waning moons./ I tell her about Cree seasons") allows Katherena to grow, and the book closes with a gift from Katherena to Agnes. Cycling from spring to spring, Flett's subtle, sensitive story delicately traces filaments of growth and loss through intergenerational friendship, art making, and changing moons and seasons. Cree-M tis words (defined in a small glossary) add an intimate layer of identity to the child's lustrous narration, which shines against the spare beauty of rich illustrations by Flett (who is Cree-M tis). Ages 3 8.
