Nova Scotia Mi‘kmaq artist Alan Silyboy has followed his The Thundermaker with another picture book about Little Thunder. Once again, the mixed media art is stunning and the tale is engrossing. #Indigenous #kidlit #AllAges #Canadian #picturebook
Nova Scotia Mi‘kmaq artist Alan Silyboy has followed his The Thundermaker with another picture book about Little Thunder. Once again, the mixed media art is stunning and the tale is engrossing. #Indigenous #kidlit #AllAges #Canadian #picturebook
The only reason I‘m not giving this picture book a 5-star rating is because of the text design. On some pages the text is placed over a cloud that grays the artwork beneath. Sometimes white text (with a gray shadow) is placed against a bright yellow background. In both cases, I find the effect visually unappealing and not easy to read.
Mi‘maq artist Alan Syliboy says he is inspired by petroglyphs. I love these animals and the texture of the landscape they are leaping through.
It‘s National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. I‘m celebrating by reading some books from IBBY Canada‘s 2021 update to their recommended Indigenous picture books list. 125 titles: https://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/