Description
Story by Cecelia Rose LaPointe, Ojibway/Métis, of Mashkiziibi (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe or LaPointe Band of Ojibwe) and Kchiwiikwedong (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community - Michigan. Illustrations by Claire Shannon-Akiwenzie, Anishinaabe/Irish, and an artist working mostly in the mediums of beading and digital art. She is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation in Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario and currently resides on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh Nations in so-called Vancouver.
Little Bear, Little Berry is about love. In Anishinaabe culture, the strawberry is translated as a heart berry. The message of love is interwoven with culture, family, the forest, birds, flowers, and adventure.
The book is in English with an Ojibwe glossary.