Crow Helps a Friend (Coast Salish Tales)
by Andrea Fritz (Author)
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz tells the tale of a wood duck and a crow who turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth.
Qwiwilh the wood duck is preparing to nest in his favorite tree when Q'uleeq'e' the crow invites him to play in the tall branches. They jump higher and higher up the tree until they accidentally break the branches and come crashing down into the stream below. After a daring rescue, Qwiwilh sadly realizes his nesting spot is gone, and Q'uleeq'e' decides to make things right for her new friend.
In this original story set in Coast Salish Traditional Territory, author and artist Andrea Fritz uses Indigenous storytelling techniques and art to share the culture and language of the Hul'q'umi'num'-speaking Peoples. This is the second book in the Coast Salish Tales, following Otter Doesn't Know.
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School Library Journal
Gr 1-3--This title explores themes of competition and reconciliation when Q'uleeq'e' and Qwiwilh want to see who can climb higher in Qwiwilh's nesting tree, with disastrous consequences. The illustrations are a combination of digital art and traditional Coast Salish techniques, with the birds lending themselves especially well to the style. Contemporary colors complement traditional shapes that are used to create the images. In the tradition of Coast Salish storytelling, the tale is intentionally moralistic and repetitive; it would make a great read-aloud. The longer sentences and Hul'q'umi'num' words might make it difficult for beginning readers. Fritz, of the Lyackson First Nation, infuses her writing and art with Coast Salish "ways of knowing and teaching" while maintaining cross-community appeal. The book has notes on how to create Coast Salish art, how to avoid cultural appropriation, and how to pronounce some Hul'q'umi'num' words. VERDICT This book is especially suited for school libraries in the Pacific Northwest or any collection expanding its Indigenous collections.--Shelby Hogle
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Andrea Fritz is a Coast Salish artist and storyteller from the Lyackson First Nation of the Hul'q'umi'num'-speaking Peoples on the West Coast of Canada. She studied West Coast Native art with Victor Newman, a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw master artist. Andrea strives to express her People's history and all our futures using her art. She focuses on animals and places of the West Coast and our intricate relationships with them. Andrea works in the mediums of acrylic on canvas and wood, serigraph, vector art and multimedia. She has had numerous gallery shows and participates in community-based art pieces. Andrea lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV030090 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Canada - Native Canadian
