Stitches of Tradition

Written by Marcie Rendon · Illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

A grandmother sews ribbon skirts that bind her family to its traditions.

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40 pages· ~520L· AR ~3.4

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Bookroo's summary

An Ojibwe grandmother picks just the right fabrics and sews late into the night, so that each morning her growing granddaughter has a new ribbon skirt to wear. Year after year, the skirts remind the girl of her nookomis and of the traditions that stitch her family together with love.

From the publisher

"Noozhishenh, bimadiziwin," Nookomis says. "My granddaughter, live a good life."An Ojibwe grandmother carefully measures and selects just the right colors of fabric, and her sewing machine hums whirr, whirr, whirr late into the night.In the morning, her growing granddaughter has a beautiful new ribbon skirt to wear, a reminder of her nookomis and the cultural traditions that stitch together her family with love.This heartwarming story by Marcie Rendon (Ojibwe), with stunning illustrations by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Ojibwe), celebrates the power of Indigenous craft and community and weaves together the spirit of resilience, female empowerment, and gratitude for the generations that came before us.

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