Storytime: "Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome" by author Nancy Cooper In-Person
Join author Nancy Cooper in the Medicine Learning Garden at Beaty branch as she takes you on a story walk of her beloved childrens book Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome. This story walk is brand new to Milton Public Library, and we are happy to have Nancy join us for its unveiling to the community.
It’s a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears. Lively, immersive illustrations show Amik and her cousins as they search the woods for Nishiime. Each creature they encounter, introduced to readers using their Anishinaabe names, reveals how beavers help the forest community. A fish thanks them for digging canals in the mud that they swim through. A deer thanks the beavers for cutting down trees so they can reach the tastiest leaves. None of the creatures have seen Nishiime, but keen-eyed kids will have spotted her hiding in the background throughout the story.
Author Nancy Cooper is from the Chippewas of Rama First Nation in southern Ontario and illustrator, Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, is an Ojibwe woodland artist from Barrie, Ontario. He is a member of Wasauksing First Nation.
- Date:
- Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Beaty - Medicine Learning Garden
- Branch / Location:
- Beaty Branch
- Audience:
- Middle Grades School Age
- Categories:
- Children