Boozhoo! | Hello!

Publisher's Description (House of Anansi):   
Hello! Who do you see and hear in the woods today? Meet a variety of woodland and water animals in this story written in Anishinaabemowin and English. Can you see a fox digging, spot two minnows dancing or hear a swarm of bees buzzing? Boozhoo! | Hello! introduces children to familiar animals as they go about their daily activities: walking, running, swimming, climbing and finally — when the day is done — sleeping! Illustrated in a vibrant and colorful Woodland style that will appeal to readers young and old alike, and accompanied by an author’s note.

Boozhoo! | Hello! is a multilingual text, written in English & Anishinaabemowin.

Author Biography (House of Anansi):  Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley is an Anishinaabe illustrator and a member of Wasauksing First Nation. He illustrated the award-winning picture book Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh | This Is How I Know and Mnoomin maan'gowing | The Gift of Mnoomin, both by Brittany Luby, and is the author and illustrator of Boozhoo! | Hello! He lives in the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples (Vancouver) with his wife Maria and daughter Mino.

Resource type: Book (fiction/poetry)

Age recommendation: Grades K-3, grades 4-6

Keywords: Animals, Anishinaabemowin, Anishinaabe, senses, languages, bilingual

Year of Publication: 2024

Publisher information: House of Anansi Press