Sweetest Kulu

5th Anniversary Limited Edition Now Available!

ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᑯᓗᒃ ᐅᓇ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᓴᐅᑎ ᐅᖃᓗᕋᐅᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᓯᓖᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑯᓗᖕᒧᑦ.

ᐃᙱᖅᑐᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᓂᑲᒍᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑯᓗᐊᓄᑦ “ᑯᓗ,” ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓯᖅ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᓪᓗ, ᑕᑯᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᑎᑕᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ.

“Dream a little, Kulu, this world now sings a most beautiful song of you.”

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic.

Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little “Kulu,” an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants.

Written by Celina Kalluk | Illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis

5th Anniversary Limited Edition Hardcover (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-260-4 | $17.95 | 12″ x 9.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Hardcover (English) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-77-5 | $16.95 | 10″ x 8″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Paperback (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-183-6 | $10.95 | 10″ x 8″ | 36 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Board Book (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-111-9 | $10.95 | 7.5″ x 6″ | 30 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-30-0 | $12.95 | 10″ x 8″ | 36 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Board Book (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-152-2 | $14.95 | 7.5″ x 6″ | 30 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Paperback (French) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-009-9 | $11.95 | 10″ x 8″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 0-3 |

Praise

“[A] lovely bedtime book . . . Young children will be captivated by the stunning beauty of the Arctic world embracing little Kulu.” — Quill and Quire

“Highly recommended” — Canadian Review of Materials, 4/4 stars

“This is a terrific book for those who have a newborn in the house… And for those of us who just need a book that rights the world for us, that reminds us of that world in all its richness.” — American Indians in Children’s Literature

“. . . [P]lenty of material for both parents and children to enjoy.” — Books and Quilts

“Complementing Kalluk’s words are gorgeous illustrations by Alexandria Neonakis.” — The Book Mine Set

“This picture book adaptation about a new child born in the Arctic succeeds in its new board book form. While the language is sophisticated and the text is longer than most found in board books, the lyrical quality will capture children’s attention. The animated illustrations dominate each page and complement the text. This purchase should be considered to add diversity and elegance to board book collections.” —School Library Journal

“Debut author Kalluk presents a series of warm affirmations for a newborn (the name “Kulu” is an Inuktitut term of endearment). Neonakis’s artwork…offers a genuinely folklike sensibility and strong, dynamic compositions.”—Publishers Weekly

Awards

Top Summer Read — TD Summer Reading Club, 2016

Winner — Wordcraft Circle Award,  2015, Picturebooks category

Outstanding Book — United States Board on Books for Young People, 2015

Best Bedtime Book — Huffington Post, 2014

Best Books of 2014 — American Indians in Children’s Literature