Illustrator Interview: Jonathan Thunder on Bowwow Powwow

By Traci Sorell
for Cynthia Leitich Smith's Cynsations

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child, translated (Ojibwe) by Gordon Jourdain, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018) From the promotional copy:

Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. 

Windy can tell such stories herself—about her dog, Itchy Boy, and the way he dances to request a treat and how he wrigg...