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Get your “plaid” on with this stylish jacket at the Gold Mine Thrift store. Made by Gioberti, known for great attention to detail, quality fabric, and excellent workmanship. Now at the Gold Mine for only $38, size 8.
Proceeds from the Gold Mine stores help support books, literacy, and programs at The Community Library.
Gold Mine Thrift is open Monday-Saturday 10am – 6pm and is located at 331 Walnut Avenue in Ketchum.
by kmerwin
2019 Sibert Honor Book
2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book
NPR’s Guide To 2018’s Great Reads
2018 BookLaunchAward (SCBWI)
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018
School Library Journal Best Books of 2018
2018 JLG selection
2019 Reading the West Picture Book Award
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.
“A gracious, warm, and loving celebration of community and gratitude”-Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
“The book underscores the importance of traditions and carrying on a Cherokee way of life”-Horn Book STARRED REVIEW
“This informative and authentic introduction to a thriving ancestral and ceremonial way of life is perfect for holiday and family sharing”-School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW
“An elegant representation”-Shelf Awareness STARRED REVIEW
by kmerwin
In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is recovering from illness and can’t dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again?
River wants so badly to dance at powwow day as she does every year. In this uplifting and contemporary picture book perfect for beginning readers, follow River’s journey from feeling isolated after an illness to learning the healing power of community.
Additional information explains the history and functions of powwows, which are commonplace across the United States and Canada and are open to both Native Americans and non-Native visitors. Author Traci Sorell is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and illustrator Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.
by kmerwin
In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage.
At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles–tap, jazz, ballet–but still loved the expressiveness of Indigenous dance. And despite feeling different as one of the only Native American kids in her school, she always knew she could turn to dance to cheer herself up.
Follow along as Ria shares her dance journey—from dreaming of her future to performing as a professional–accompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life.
by kmerwin
Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
A 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner
“A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff.” —The New York Times Book Review
Find it in Juvenile Non-Fiction here.
Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
Fry bread is food.
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.
Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.
Fry bread is nation.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.
Fry bread is us.
It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.
A2020 Charlotte Huck Recommended Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019
A Booklist 2019 Editor’s Choice
A Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of 2019
A Goodreads Choice Award 2019 Semifinalist
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2019
A National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019
An NCTE Notable Poetry Book
A 2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book
A 2020 ILA Notable Book for a Global Society
2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year List
One of NPR’s 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers
Nominee, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2022-2022
Nominee, Illinois Monarch Award 2022
by kmerwin
You had me at “Made in Italy!” This fabulous Dolce & Gabbana cropped jacket has stylish trim, subtle fringe detail, and three charming pockets. Size medium, dark green, $400. Wear with Talbot’s fur flats with chain and stitching detail ($43).
