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A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022!
NAMED A BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews , Globe and Mail , and Chicago Public Library
"A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions... This story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us." -- Kirkus STARRED Review
From Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett and Academy Award-winning icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a celebration of Indigenous community, and the enduring love we hold for the people and places we are far away from.
Based on Sainte-Marie's song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On combines Flett's breathtaking art with vivid lyrics to craft a stunning portrait of a Cree worldview. At the heart of this picture book is a gentle message about missing our loved ones, and the promise of seeing each other again.
This gem of a picture book features:
Author Notes
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a world-renowned and Academy Award-winning Cree singer-songwriter, activist, educator, and visual artist. Her other books for kids include Hey Little Rockabye, illustrated by Ben Hodson, and Tâpwê and the Magic Hat.
Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist who has received numerous awards for her books, including two Governor General's Awards and the American Indian Library Association Award. Her work has been reviewed widely, including in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly. Her books Birdsong and We All Play, also published by Greystone Kids, earned multiple starred reviews and appeared on many best of the year lists.
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
"Sat beside a beaver dam and watched the winter grow/ Ice was hard with little tracks appearing on the snow." Taking as narrative lines the lyrics of the titular song by Cree activist and musician Buffy Sainte-Marie (Tâpwê and the Magic Hat), this ode to Indigenous culture and the deeply rooted experience of reservation life speaks to the experience of holding a place dear throughout life's seasons. Pastel, pencil, and digitally finished images by Cree-Métis artist Flett (We All Play) employ organic blocks of earth tones, depicting human figures as diminutive against changing natural landscapes: a child runs across a field of flowers, and a page-turn later, surveys a snow-covered expanse on snowshoes. Soon, word and image turn to another constant--"In every dream I can smell the sweetgrass burning/ And in my heart always hear the drum" attends visuals of jingle dancers and sweetgrass smoke--hinting at a love for and connection to home that "goes on and on." Back matter includes sheet music and an author's note that encourages readers to "think about the people and places you love most in your own life." Ages 3--7. (Sept.)
Horn Book Review
Sainte-Marie's (Cree First Nation) 2008 song about wintertime on the Cree reserve in Alberta has here been reinterpreted as a picture book. Flett's (Cree-Metis) signature style -- with its nature-evoking colors; simple, sweeping lines; and expansive compositions in gorgeous art rendered in pastel and pencil -- suggests movement into limitless space and time ("still this love goes on and on"). The strength of both text and art lies in their concrete imagery and cultural specificity: snowshoes, parkas, sweetgrass, drums, jingle dancers, fancy dancers, "beaded girls and painted ponies." Seeing the song lyrics in this format draws the reader's attention to felicitous phrasing and reveals the power of metaphors such as "Now the fields are muffled in white and snow is on the dawn /Morning comes on shivering wings." The book includes notated music -- handy for teachers and librarians to use during storytime. Lara K. Aase November/December 2022 p.71(c) Copyright 2022. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions. Cree singer/songwriter Sainte-Marie offers a glimpse of her people, their land, and their traditions in this picture book based on the lyrics to one of her songs. Through the eyes of a young child, the book brings to life the cold winter days, the awe of looking up at the nighttime sky, the freedom of running through fields of fragrant summer flowers, the delight of children who dance and sing, and the changing of the seasons. Most of all, with the refrain "Still this love goes on," the story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us. The soothing cadence of the words, along with heartwarming illustrations by Flett, conjures up images, smells, sounds, and touch as silhouetted buffalo race across the plains and a child with eyes closed smells the burning of sweetgrass. Both the words and the bold artwork, rendered in pencil and pastel and composed digitally, evoke emotional memories of friends and family and of the place we call home. Flat colors contrast with intricate textures, making for an immersive experience. Readers will want to celebrate their own family stories with their children and share knowledge to be passed on. (This book was reviewed digitally.) This story will remain in readers' hearts long after this book is shelved. (sheet music, author's note) (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Lovely, evocative illustrations and singer-songwriter Sainte-Marie's lyrics (from a song of the same name) together eloquently express what love means for people, places, and cultural heritage. Here the imagistic, poetic text offers a series of thoughts and recollections, spanning seasons from winter ("Ice was hard with little tracks appearing on the snow") through summer and across time ("In my heart I can hear the drum . . . singers soaring / and see the jingle dancers"). Though some elements may resonate more with older readers, such as "fell in love in a powwow town and you know how that is," Flett's beautiful, textural mixed-media collages will have wide appeal. Enriching and extending the prose, the artwork incorporates figures of adults, children, and animals in sweeping landscapes, conveying a harmonious connection between human and natural worlds. The warmhearted refrain--"still this love goes on"--is a lovely link through the vignettes. Sainte-Marie (Cree) and Flett (Cree-Métis) provide a heartfelt ode to finding meaning in traditions and the ways love and memories can endure. Includes sheet music and an author's note.
