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BOOK REVIEW: Fry Bread & Can I Touch Your Hair

  • Writer: Miss. Songey
    Miss. Songey
  • Oct 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Hello friends! I got some more classroom library necessities and related resources to share with you! I decided to design today's entries in the form of infographics (via AdobeSpark) because I was so taken aback by the art and craft that went into these two books. Now, I do love words and how magical they are once we begin to manipulate and sculpt them into structures messages of meaning (I promise I will devote a whole post one of these days to the magic of words...but I will restrain myself from that tangent for the moment!). And, as much as I love the art and craft that can be captured in words, the illustrations from this week's texts truly added an entirely new meaning to the work. The movement, colors, intentionality, subtlety, and detail made the stories more personal and authentic, and truly extended a warm welcome to the reader as a guest in the worlds presented between the covers of these books. It's hard to explain, quite right, the feeling of connection that I felt while reading these books; it was more than a mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors (Bishop) kind of interaction.


So, without further ado...

 

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story



Quick note:

I was trying to think of what else I wanted to add to this large space, but I couldn't bring myself to minimize or detract from the power of this image of the book's endpapers. There lies a power in names. I've taught whole curriculum units focused solely around names and identity.* It makes me think of the meaning of acknowledging the proper names of people, groups, nations--it acknowledges ExIsTeNcE! I decided to leave it as is and I encourage you to pause and just let this notion sit with you a moment.

 

Can I Touch Your Hair: A conversation

...and how could I not include this short?! Fair warning: you're gonna want the tissues close by!!!

 

*Other texts that address Names, Identity, and the powerful connection between the two:

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