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On Powwow Day
In this board book by best-selling Native author Traci Sorell, discover colors, sounds, and counting from one to ten on powwow day!
This eye-catching, interactive board book is sure to keep toddlers engaged. Count one through ten as you make your way through the day of the powwow, looking for colors, family members, jingle dresses, musical instruments, and tribal citizens in this introduction to a traditional Native event.
An award-winning children's picture book adapted to be ready for little listeners in a warm and vibrant board book edition.
This eye-catching, interactive board book is sure to keep toddlers engaged. Count one through ten as you make your way through the day of the powwow, looking for colors, family members, jingle dresses, musical instruments, and tribal citizens in this introduction to a traditional Native event.
An award-winning children's picture book adapted to be ready for little listeners in a warm and vibrant board book edition.
20 pages, Board Book
Published September 3, 2024
37 people want to read
About the author
Traci Sorell
25 books139 followersBest-selling author and Cherokee Nation citizen Traci Sorell writes inclusive, award-winning fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats for young people. In 2023, she shares Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series, a Kirkus Reviews starred nonfiction picture book biography illustrated by Arigon Starr, and Mascot, a middle grade fiction novel-in-verse co-authored with Charles Waters. Traci is a two-time Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus honoree for her nonfiction work. Her first five books have received awards from the American Indian Library Association. Learn more at www.tracisorell.com.
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February 20, 2025
Beautifully and simply presented, with noises to make, things to count and point out, and detailed illustrations.
October 26, 2025
Love the idea, the cultural exposure/learning, the illustration style, and the use of color!
My only critique is that for a counting book, some of the illustrations’ composition could have been better. For example, on the page about the shawls, you can’t very well see all of the shawls. An older kid or adult could see that there are five women in the picture and infer that they’re probably all wearing shawls, but you can’t really see all of the shawls, so it might be harder for a younger kid. On one page, it asks which person has black hair—but nearly all of the people pictured have dark hair, and the difference between black and dark brown on the page is very slight.
It’s a really cute book though! It would be interesting to see how my baby does with it when he’s older.
My only critique is that for a counting book, some of the illustrations’ composition could have been better. For example, on the page about the shawls, you can’t very well see all of the shawls. An older kid or adult could see that there are five women in the picture and infer that they’re probably all wearing shawls, but you can’t really see all of the shawls, so it might be harder for a younger kid. On one page, it asks which person has black hair—but nearly all of the people pictured have dark hair, and the difference between black and dark brown on the page is very slight.
It’s a really cute book though! It would be interesting to see how my baby does with it when he’s older.
August 26, 2024
I received an ARC of this book for my honest opinion.
A pick for one of the best books of 2022 by Chicago Public Library, this book of Native American celebration is a must have for classrooms and home libraries. This little book does so much! Not only is it a glimpse into Native American cultural life, it teaches counting, colors, and asks questions throughout to engage even the bigger readers. There are even little references to Native Americans in US History with mentions of veterans and the diversity throughout. A simple and yet really wonderful book introducing Native American culture for any age.
A pick for one of the best books of 2022 by Chicago Public Library, this book of Native American celebration is a must have for classrooms and home libraries. This little book does so much! Not only is it a glimpse into Native American cultural life, it teaches counting, colors, and asks questions throughout to engage even the bigger readers. There are even little references to Native Americans in US History with mentions of veterans and the diversity throughout. A simple and yet really wonderful book introducing Native American culture for any age.
August 13, 2024
Thank you to Charlesbridge for the eGalley to review!
The illustrations of this board book are GORGEOUS. Even better, you're instructed by the book to stare at them! Each illustration has a matching instruction page that consecutively counts upwards from one to ten and has the audience not just count things in the illustrations, but to locate specific colors in them. This makes it a great book to teach counting, colors, onomatopoeia, and Indigenous culture all at the same time! A wonderful addition to baby's education collection!
The illustrations of this board book are GORGEOUS. Even better, you're instructed by the book to stare at them! Each illustration has a matching instruction page that consecutively counts upwards from one to ten and has the audience not just count things in the illustrations, but to locate specific colors in them. This makes it a great book to teach counting, colors, onomatopoeia, and Indigenous culture all at the same time! A wonderful addition to baby's education collection!
October 13, 2024
I think this could have been better not as a board book and not asking kids to point to colors.
The author did a great job telling the story of a Powwow, and with very authentic illustrations. Wonderful. But then it kept getting interrupted by the author asking us to point to the girl with black hair or to count the number of jingles, and things like that.
The author did a great job telling the story of a Powwow, and with very authentic illustrations. Wonderful. But then it kept getting interrupted by the author asking us to point to the girl with black hair or to count the number of jingles, and things like that.
September 19, 2024
Colors, Numbers, & Sounds. Going to the top of my baby shower list!
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September 21, 2024Ohhhh this is a storytime gem. Things to count on every page, plus something to find.
October 7, 2024
The colors did not always seem to match the description unfortunately, and sometimes the illustrations were so busy as to be unclear, but I really liked this concept!
November 20, 2024
Representation, counting, colors - it is all here in this board book, and it is a great addition to any kid's library.
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January 25, 2025I really like this small, interactive board book. Would work in small group setting if each person had a copy of the book - otherwise the small size would not work for a storytime setting.
November 18, 2025
Gorgeous illustrations fill the pages of this simple counting book. I love that in addition to the cultural knowledge it provides, the book teaches colors too.
October 21, 2024
A board book primer on colors and counting from one to ten using images from the picture book Powwow Day.
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