Review of the Day – Waa’aka’: The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun by Cindi M. Alvitre, ill. Carly Lake

Waa’aka’: The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun
By Cindi M. Alvitre
Illustrated by Carly Lake
Heydey Books
$17.00
ISBN: 978-1-59714-509-1
Ages 4-8
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There was a time when children’s librarians collected picture book retellings of Native American stories without thought or consideration. Once, the picture book industry was dominated by publications of “folktales” and fairytales. Librarians, being the primary purchasers of children’s books, held inordinate sway over what was published,...