The Animal People Choose a Leader (The Richard Wagamese Storybook Collection) by Richard Wagamese | Ojibwe Picture Book

For the first time, a children’s book by renowned Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese! Book 1 in a new series, The Richard Wagamese Storybook Collection, with illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior. The Animal People Choose a Leader is the first book in a new series that brings the unmistakable voice of beloved author Richard Wagamese to children. This tradition-steeped story meditates on the unifying power of wisdom, kindness and respect. Wagamese's original fable is paired with glorious illustrations by award-winning Anishinaabe artist Bridget George. In the "Long Ago Time" when animals of all kinds shared a common language, they gathered to choose a leader from amongst themselves. The candidates—swift Horse, strong Buffalo, wily Cougar, and stealthy Wolverine—were about to begin a race to determine the winner when they were joined by an unlikely contender: gentle, earnest Waabooz the rabbit. During four eventful laps around a foreboding mountainto