Praise for Raven, Rabbit, Deer
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STARRED REVIEW Acrylic and colored pencil artwork by debut illustrator Faria (Chippewas of Rama First Nation) startles with rich, startling winter sunset hues...Holler's story gains from the interplay of dimensions: the affectionate relationship between the boy and his grandfather, the growing vocabulary they share, and their slow-paced appreciation of the natural world.-Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Whether or not children are close to their own elders, this beautiful picture book engages and delights....An excellent addition to any school or public library, especially those looking to freshen up their picture book collections on the subject of winter.-School Library Journal
This sweetly unassuming picture book is simultaneously a small wintertime adventure, a story of a loving intergenerational friendship, and an animal-identification book incorporating both English and Ojibwemowin vocabulary....Acrylic and colored-pencil illustrations vividly portray the snowy landscape as well as the boy and grandfather's home...Endpapers helpfully label the three animals with their English and Ojibwemowin names; the Ojibwemowin names are also spelled phonetically.-The Horn Book Magazine
Faria (Chippewas of Rama First Nation) brings an #ownvoices perspective to Holler's text, illustrating the gentle scenes in acrylics and colored pencil. Understated humor emerges in the details...This intergenerational tale gently introduces woodland animal tracks and Ojibwemowin words.-Kirkus Reviews
A thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining picture book introduction to the subject of animal tracks...[Raven, Rabbit, Deer] is an extraordinary and forthrightly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections.-Midwest Book Review
Rating: 5...This book is perfect for children between the ages of three and six years old. I could see this book being read just before a winter walk in the snow-a great way to encourage children to carefully look for tracks in the snow of any animals that might have passed through.-Youth Services Book Review
A sweet, intergenerational story...Raven, Rabbit, Deer serves as a window for Indigenous children to see themselves and their families in the story. It also serves as a window for everyone in the classroom to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing and being. There is a thoughtful glossary with pictures as well to teach readers the proper pronunciations of raven, rabbit, and deer in Ojibwemowin. If you are considering setting up a multicultural and multilingual classroom library, I highly recommend adding this piece to your collection.-Canadian Review of Materials
An extraordinary nature picture book for young children...This delightful book is ideal to share with a child anytime, but particularly during winter.-Postmedia
Though Raven, Rabbit, Deer is culturally informative with its inclusion of Ojibwemowin, author Sue Farrell Holler has not created it as a picture book of vocabulary as much as a story of a touching inter-generational relationship....Jennifer Faria has given Raven, Rabbit, Deer a boldness of colour and shape but with an understated edge that complements Sue Farrell Holler's story and intensifies it....Sue Farrell Holler and Jennifer Faria have let us enjoy an outing with a grandfather and his grandson and feel the warmth of that harmonious connection between people and with place.-CanLit for LittleCanadians
This picture book is a beauty....The drawings were great, with expressive faces and simple and colourful images of the world. A great book for the coming season.-Canadian Bookworm
Raven, Rabbit, Deer by Sue Farrell Holler is a brand new release...grandfather teaches the boy which animals make which tracks as well as the Ojibwemowin names of the animals.-The International Educator