My Friend May
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| My Friend May |
My Friend May by Julie Flett
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Showing posts with label Canadian. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Monday, 23 January 2023
Kumo the bashful cloud
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| Kumo the basful cloud |
When Kumo sees some unfamiliar clouds, she worries they won’t want her around, but she takes a breath and nervously floats over to them. They happily embrace her, and soon other clouds join in their glee, “until there are clouds and clouds everywhere, joining together, becoming the whole sky.”
Kumo’s duties end for the day with her wafting into a well-deserved “delicate, dreamy sleep,” having learned that both being seen and being unseen can be good. Sprinkled with Japanese vocabulary, Kumo will impart a new appreciation for clouds and show readers how it can sometimes be frightening to step into the world, then reassuring them that others are willing to help when we overcome our bashfulness.
Kumo’s duties end for the day with her wafting into a well-deserved “delicate, dreamy sleep,” having learned that both being seen and being unseen can be good. Sprinkled with Japanese vocabulary, Kumo will impart a new appreciation for clouds and show readers how it can sometimes be frightening to step into the world, then reassuring them that others are willing to help when we overcome our bashfulness.
Kumo (which means “cloud” in Japanese) is a touching fable. Kumo wants nothing more than to float in the corners of the sky unnoticed. She prefers to “remain soft and invisible,” but when Kumo is called upon to do her cloud duty, she must face her fear of not being enough and grow confident in all she offers.
At first, Kumo tries to move forward by closing her eyes, but she gets stuck. She has to “pull her fluff together” and carry out her duty with her eyes open to explore the rich landscape of cities, mountains, gardens, and fields.
Monday, 3 October 2022
Lizzy and the Cloud
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| Lizzy and the Cloud |
Lizzy and her pet cloud, Milo, are perfect for each other. She doesn't care that clouds aren't popular pets or that hers isn't the fanciest; she just loves and cares for Milo. But as Milo continues to grow and grow, the time is fast approaching when Lizzy has to let her pet go free.
Monday, 26 September 2022
Abalone Woman
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| Abalone Woman |
Abalone Woman is the third book in the Little Wolf series for young readers. Here, Little Wolf has a bad dream but it reminds her to learn more about Indigenous culture and the importance of passing on knowledge to the new generation. When Little Wolf encounters injustice in her community, she turns to her family for the strength to fight back.
Local author Spathelfer has all three picturebooks at the Richmond Public Library:
Monday, 6 December 2021
Hello, Rain!
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| Hello, Rain! |
"Every rainfall plays a different tune." This ode to the rainstorm is celebratory and sweet. It will remind us to embrace those rainy days, splashing in puddles and cozying up indoors.
Repetitive text is arranged poetically: "Rumble rumble./Distant thunder./Rain is coming,/rain is coming." while retro illustrations carrying a printmaking quality are whimsical and quite pretty.
Nostalgia and fun, all wrapped up in this evocative picturebook that engages the senses.
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