Description

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Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays his accordion and Cody dances, whirling like a young caribou.

They are so busy playing and dancing, they don't hear the rumble of the caribou. Bursting from the forest, ten thousand animals fill the meadow. Joe is engulfed; he can barely see Cody a few yards away. Their parents seem to have disappeared.

And yet what should be a moment of terror turns into something mystical and magical, as the boys open their arms and their hearts to embrace the caribou spirit.

Written in English with Cree translations.

About the Author

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Tomson Highway is the award-winning author of Fox on the Ice and the bestselling plays The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. He splits his time between homes near Sudbury, Ontario and the south of France. John Rombough is a Chipewyan Dene artist living in the Northwest Territories. This is his first picture book.