Copyright Date:
2024
Edition Date:
2024
Release Date:
03/12/24
Illustrator:
Neidhardt, Nicole,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
0-06-307870-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-307870-3
Dewey:
E
LCCN:
2023937083
Dimensions:
26 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal Starred Review
(Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
PreS-Gr 3 —A warm-hearted, welcoming book that introduces readers to the term taw&6;w, which means much more than "there is always room." In Molly's neighborhood, the urban intertribal center is her circle of love where everyone is welcome and included. All persons are accepted; all persons belong and are loved. Molly celebrates with her grandmothers, her aunts and uncles and her entire circle. It is indeed a huge, joyous feast. Colorful, joyful illustrations are heartfelt and show everyone singing, celebrating, eating, and dancing. It's a positive, lovely picture book highlighting belonging, equity, culture, community, inclusiveness (LGBTQIA+, Native American, urban), and love. In fact, "love is love" is repeated throughout the book to reinforce positive respect for all. The author is Cree/Lakota and the illustrator is Din&3;; the book includes a glossary. VERDICT A must-have for every balanced picture book collection.—Pamela Thompson McLeod
Everyone is welcome in the circle.
In this warmhearted book, we join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother’s wife, her uncles and their baby, her cousins, and her treasured friends.
They dance, sing, garden, learn, pray, and eat together. And tonight, they come together for a feast! Molly shares with the reader how each person makes her feel—and reminds us that love is love.
Through tender prose and radiant artwork, author Monique Gray Smith (Cree/Lakota) and illustrator Nicole Neidhardt (Diné) show how there is always room for others in our lives. Circle of Love is a story celebrating family, friends, community, and, most of all, love.
Includes an author’s note, contextual notes, and glossary.