The Legend of Lightning and Thunder

Inuit author Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt turns to the traditional lore of her people in this debut picture-book, which offers a pourquoi story explaining how lightning and thunder came to be. Opening in a time before theft was known amongst the Inuit, the tale details how two orphaned children, a sister a......more

This is an illustrated children's book of a traditional Inuit story that I have never heard before. It essentially boils down to how lightning and thunder are a result of two orphan children who were neglected by a feasting community. It is a little sad, a little heartwarming, but also a fantastic d......more

Great art, and I'm glad that an Inuit author wrote this one down, but it is a downer. Why wouldn't the adults help take care of a couple of abandoned, hungry kids? Why should they have to sneak food and then run away and become thunder and lightning so they wouldn't be caught?......more

In the past, before stealing existed, the villagers traveled far distances to celebrate the spring together. One spring, an orphaned brother and a sister arrived at the singing festival very hungry from their long journey. When they approached the celebrating villagers for food, they were sent away.......more

Fiction The Inuit tribe celebrate spring each year but this year two unknown orphans, brother and sister, attend. Since they are strangers to the tribe the two siblings were not welcome. Alone and empty handed, both children steal food along with rock and caribou skin. But how did lightning and thun......more