In My Anaana's Amautik

Simple, meditative text and a sweet bedtime read. Lovely illustrative textures and overall book design.......more

A child describes the feelings of comfort, warmth, memory, and joy associated with riding in his Anaana's amautik. Anaana is the Inuktitut word for mother, and a amautik is a pouch in the back of a parka that a baby can be carried in. Other Inuktitut words are sprinkled throughout the book. Lenny Li......more

A really sweet book about the love and comfort between a mother and her baby. I don't think we have enough picture books written by indigenous authors and this is a great one to add to any collection!......more

This is told from the perspective of a child being carried in an amoutic - a pouch at the back of his mother's parka. Connections are made from the experience of being there to the rest of their arctic environment. It's beauty is captured in both Sammurtok's words and Lishchenko's illustrations.......more

Native American Heritage Month: book number 12. Anaana - mother. Amautik - a pouch in the back of a woman’s parka. From the perspective of a Inuit baby who is carried on his/her mother’s back. The baby feels familiarity, warmth, safety, and comfort. The text repeats the above words often, giving a young......more