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Reviewed by: Jennifer Costello, Intermediate School Librarian Title: Berry Song
Author: Michaela Goade
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Year: 2022 Good for Grades: PK-4 Genre/Type of Book: Picture Book
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: No Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book: I am working on updating my Native American texts
If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be: "Gunalcheesh, we teach - giving thanks to our land"
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Review:
I love this book and highly recommend it to purchase. On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth. Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries. Together, they make salmonberry syrup, cranberry marmalade, huckleberry pie, raspberry scones, etc. The story is told through rhythm, song, and narrative, paired with beautiful watercolor and mixed media illustrations. Throughout the seasons, they sing to the land as they forage, their gratitude and love, and the land sings back. At the back of the book, the author describes her life growing up with her Tlingit grandmother in Sheet'ka, Alaska giving her authentic voice to the story and land.
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