What a treat for December! The Birchbark House -- read aloud by Louise Erdrich -- is out! I've been waiting for it, with tremendous joy and anticipation. Why? Because the story Erdrich gave us in 1999 blew me away.
In children's literature we talk about voice. We seek books written by Native people. We believe that their identity can give readers stories with more depth when the characters are of that writer's tribal nation. Erdrich does that exceptionally well with the words I read in her books, and when I listen to her reading one of her books, those spoken words take everything to a dimension that I can't adequately describe. I highly recommend it!
Order and download your copy from Birchbark Books, today! As you're out and about, give it a listen.
Order and download your copy from Birchbark Books, today! As you're out and about, give it a listen.
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