Rabbit Chase

Name: Rabbit Chase
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781773216195
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By Elizabeth Lapensee

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Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth Lapensee is a captivating children's book that follows Aimée, a young Anishinaabe girl, who embarks on a surreal adventure. While on a class field trip, she suddenly finds herself in an enchanting and mysterious world drawn from Anishinaabe stories and mythologies. Through her journey, Aimée discovers the significance of cultural heritage and self-identity, experiencing a blend of imagination and tradition.
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Children with a love for indigenous stories and cultural adventures might enjoy this tale. The narrative seamlessly weaves traditional Anishinaabe myths into a modern setting, offering both excitement and educational insights. This book may appeal to young readers interested in exploring imaginative worlds while gaining a deeper understanding of indigenous perspectives.

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Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass.

Aimee, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. While stories are told about the water spirits and the threat of the land being taken over for development, Aimee zones out, distracting themselves from the bullying and isolation they've experienced since expressing their non-binary identity. When Aimee accidentally wanders off, they are transported to an alternate dimension populated by traditional Anishinaabe figures in a story inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

To gain the way back home, Aimee is called on to help Trickster by hunting down dark water spirits with guidance from Paayehnsag. On their journey, Aimee faces off with the land-grabbing Queen and her robotic guards and fights the dark water spirits against increasingly stacked odds. Illustrated by KC Oster with a modern take on their own Ojibwe style and cultural representation, Rabbit Chase is a story of self-discovery, community, and finding one's place in the world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773216195

Publisher: Annick Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Annick Press Ltd

Illustration: Color, throughout

Contributors:

Illustrated by KC Oster
Translated by Aarin Dokum

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 120

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Elizabeth Lapensee

About the Author

ELIZABETH LaPENSE, and more.

KC OSTER (he/she/they) is an Ojibwe-Anishinaabe comic artist and illustrator. They live in the Rainy River District of Northwestern Ontario.

Aarin Migiziins (Little Eagle) Dokumndizhinikaas, Wiikwemkoosing, Wiikwemkoong ndo njibaa. (My name is Aarin Dokum and my Nishinaabe noozwin/Anishinaabe name is Migiziins. I am from Wikwemkoosing, Wikwemikong Ontario, Canada.)

Aarin was raised by his fluent Nishinaabemwin speaking family and community. He left home at an early age to live in Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and spent three years as a restaurant cook in an isolated Cree community. After a short return home to Wikwemikong, he moved to Lansing, Michigan where he has been living ever since. He shares Anishinaabemwin as a language consultant through Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center. He is grateful for fluent elders and active givers of what he considers the most important part of any culture-language.