This week I updated the Oklahoma state page of the Reading through the States website with these two books. A big thank you to author/librarian Sherri Maret for suggesting them.
The Cloud Artist–A Choctaw Tale (Told in English and Choctaw) by Sherri Maret and illustrated by Merisha Sequoia Clark
2017 Writers’ League of Texas Book Award Finalist
2018-2019 First Nation Communities Read Shortlist
2018 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist
Leona, a little Choctaw girl, can paint with clouds. When she is invited to join a carnival, Leona must choose what kind of artist she wants to be.
Visit the author’s website for a number of activities to accompany the book.
Age Range: 4 – 8 years
Publisher: The RoadRunner Press; first edition (September 26, 2017)
Language: English, Choctaw
ISBN-10: 1937054748
ISBN-13: 978-1937054748
The Survivor Tree-Oklahoma’s Symbol of Hope and Strength by Gaye Sanders and illustrated by Pamela Behrend
Winner 2018 Comstock Read Aloud Book Award
Winner 2018 Oklahoma Book Award
2019 Notable Social Studies Book
Finalist for 2018 Reading the West Book Award, Mountain and Plains Independent Booksellers Association
No one expected the American elm that grew near the Alfred P. Murrah building to survive after the bombing on April 19, 1995. But it did, earning its name The Survivor Tree.
Age Range: 5 – 8 years
Publisher: The RoadRunner Press; first edition (November 1, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1937054497
ISBN-13: 978-1937054496
If you ever have suggestions for appropriate books, please let me know. It is a hobby of mine that often gets put on the back burner.