The Owl and the Two Rabbits

ᐅᑲᓖᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖅᑳᖕᒋᒃᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔾᔪᓯᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᓱᖁᑎᒃᓴᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᓃᕋᔭᒍᒪᓕᕋᒥᒃᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᑳᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᒐᒥ ᐊᖑᔪᒪᓕᖅᐸᖏᒃ ᓂᕆᓂᐊᕋᒥᒋᒃ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐅᐸᓗᐃᒋᐊᖃᖅᐴᒃ, ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᐱᓗᐊᕈᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒍ ᕿᒫᕘᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖓ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᕚᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ.

When two rabbit sisters ignore their parents’ warnings and decide to play outside on the open tundra, a hungry owl soon spots them and decides they will make a delicious meal. As a chase ensues, the sisters must act quickly, using the owl’s own greed against him in order to get away.

A traditional Inuit story and cautionary tale, this book presents a centuries-old narrative for a new generation of readers.

Written by Nadia Sammurtok | Illustrated by Marcus Cutler

Hardback (English) | ISBN:  978-1-77227-236-9 | $16.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 3–5 | F&P Level K |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-197-3 | $12.95 | 8.5″ x 8.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 3–5 | F&P Level K |

EPUB (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-316-8 | $9.99 | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 3–5 | F&P Level K |

Audiobook (Inuktitut/English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-388-5 | $6.99 | Ages 3–5 | F&P Level K |

Praise

“This traditional Inuit story from Nunavut teaches children the importance of parental guidance—with a dash of excitement.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The beauty of the landscape is captured in Cutler’s watercolor cartoon illustrations, with glowing orange-yellow sunset backgrounds. Inuk writer Sammurtok’s creative retelling brims with suspenseful pacing.”—School Library Journal

“Illustrator Marcus Cutler weaves colorful, vibrant illustrations all throughout the inviting text of this story…This meaningful picture book is perfect to add to any school library or early elementary school classroom.”—San Francisco Book Review

“Inuk writer Nadia Sammurtok’s delightful new take on a traditional Inuit story from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut has wonderfully rambunctious illustrations by Marcus Cutler. When two little rabbit sisters decide to go play on the tundra, even though they’ve been warned not to, trouble is quick to follow! They’ll make a delicious-tasting dinner for a hungry owl and his wife unless they can find a way to escape. How they manage to trick the owls will keep young readers on the edge of their seats in this engagingly suspenseful story.”—The Globe and Mail

“The Owl and the Two Rabbits is an entertaining tale that will not only engage readers, but it will also indirectly teach them about Inuit culture as this story is a take on a traditional Inuit legend.”—CM Magazine