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When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy tries to make a clay pot, Chooch helps ...
"Hlesdi!" Sissy yells. Quit it! Chooch bursts into tears. What follows is a tender family moment that will resonate with anyone who has welcomed a new little one to the fold. Chooch Helped is the story of an older sibling learning to make space for a new child, told with grace by Andrea L. Rogers and showing one Cherokee family immersing themselves in their cultural traditions.
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Release date
November 12, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9798894862385
- File size: 4873 KB
- Duration: 00:10:09
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Languages
- English
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Starred review from September 16, 2024
Two-year-old Chooch seeks to help everyone, often with disastrous results, in this tender familial picture book from Cherokee creators Rogers and Kunz. The child’s older sibling, Sissy, relates how “Chooch helped” as Elisi paints a mural, Etsi sews pucker-toe moccasins, and Edutsi makes grape dumplings, among other events. Delicately hued, layered mixed-media images that
utilize Cherokee iconography, meanwhile, reveal Chooch painting a line across the mural, tearing at the moccasin leather, and pouring flour onto the kitchen floor. When Sissy attempts to make a clay pot, and Chooch’s desire to help wreaks havoc with the project, emotions run high until, in response to Sissy’s tears, “Chooch helped.” A new understanding that Sissy, too, once made similar messes, and that “Chooch learns by watching. You’re one of his most important teachers,” produces a powerful turnaround—one that reveals the way familial roles change over time and across generations. Creators’ notes, pinch-pot instructions, and a Cherokee glossary conclude. Ages 4–8.
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