This wonderful picture book was published in 2020, but it's taken me a while to finally get a copy...not for lack of trying! This is a very popular book, and with good reason! Winner of the Caldecott Medal means this book is exceptional in its illustrations. Artist Goade lives in Alaska and is a member of the Tlingit tribe, which makes her a great choice to illustrate this book about protecting the Earth.
Author Lindstrom tells a powerful story of earth and all of its important resources, especially, in this case, water.
"Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all..."
This story is told in few words, relative to most chapter books you and I read in middle school, which makes it better, in my opinion. It briefly describes the "black snake" that will someday come and threaten all of the water in the world, and how we all must fight against that happening. The book also describes how that native story is coming to pass in today's world, all around the world, including in the United States. The book implores and empowers us to be stewards for our planet, which means being strong voices in favor of doing what is right and for those without a voice. We all share the water on Earth, and when it is gone (or no longer clean enough to drink), we will disappear like the dinosaurs.
This picture book is powerful, beautiful and important. Read it. Then read it again. 5 paws!
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