Name: Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9781553797807

Dallas Hunt

During an unfortunate mishap, young Awâsis loses Kôhkum’s freshly baked world-famous bannock. Not knowing what to do, Awâsis seeks out a variety of other-than-human relatives willing to help. What adventures are in store for Awâsis?

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

"As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--

Awâsis And The World-Famous Bannock

renee badenoch

This is a charming little book about a girl who accidentally drops her grandmother's bannock into a river while skipping through the forest. She asks animals in the forest if they can help her find more bannock, but instead they each give her an ingredient to make bannock with. She goes back to her grandmother's house and her grandmother teaches her how to make bannock with the ingredients she got. 

I loved the illustrations in this book, they were friendly and adorable. I especially liked the shy bear who shows up in every picture watching the girl, only to make a surprise appearance at her grandmother's house at the end. The book also introduces readers to the Cree language, as all of the animals and ingredients referred to by their Cree name. One small detail that I loved: The owl in the book was introduced using gender-neutral pronouns. 

First heard of this book on the blog 
 American Indians in Children's Literature This book is #ownvoices

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

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