Fish-Boy: An Inuit Folk Tale by Vanita Oelschlager and Mike Blanc

Fish-Boy: An Inuit Folk Tale by Vanita Oelschlager and Mike Blanc

Published by Vanita Books

Published on May 1, 2018 (proposed)

Genre: Children's Fiction, Multicultural Interest

Page Count: 42 

Source: Netgalley

Format: eBook

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Description: The Arctic region of North America is a land of long days, icy cold, hardy people and peculiar creatures. The Inuit people there have made traditional use of remarkable folk tales to find truth and explain the mysteries of an astonishing world.

In Fish-Boy: An Inuit Folk Tale, Vanita Oelschlager retells a tale passed down by a wise old Inuit. It's an origin story involving a little magic and a very odd boy with a large heart for friendship. On a journey with his new father, he must confront misfortune and the malice of cold hearted villagers. But he has a way...and a lesson for all in the virtues of kindness and hospitality.

Here then, is high praise for the tale-tellers: for the richness, diversity and creativity they send from the top of the world- and so, also Fish Boy, An Inuit Folk Tale, retold here and lavishly illustrated for a new generation. After all, that is how ancient folk tales and truth live on in the telling.

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How does one review a book written for ages six to nine years old? It is tricky. Fish-Boy: An Inuit Folk Tale is a beautiful book. It is well written. The illustrations are gorgeous! 

Thank you Netgalley and Vanita Books for giving me a digital copy for review. I am rating this book Four Red Books because it is a little wordy at times. The younger side of the age demographic it was written for may have issues with that and lose interest. I would recommend this book.

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