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Tóta Braids My Hair: A Mohawk Story of Hands, Love, and Morning An Indigenous Grandmother and Grandchild Picture Book for Ages 3-6
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every morning, Kawennà io comes to Tóta. Every morning, Tóta is waiting.
The comb. The parting. The three strands. Over, under, over, under - while the bay goes gold outside the window and Tóta hums a song with no words, just feeling.
But one morning, Kawennà io asks: Why do you always braid my hair?
And Tóta's answer holds everything - every grandmother who braided before her, every morning that was ordinary and sacred at the same time, every braid that was really a love story told in three strands.
- Warm rhyming text for ages 3-6 - simple, sensory, and deeply tender
- Rooted in Kanien'kehá ka (Mohawk) tradition from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
- Celebrates the sacred act of hair braiding as cultural transmission and love
- Set on the Bay of Quinte - the ancestral territory of the Kenhtè ke Mohawks
- Written by a Mohawk author from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
- The perfect gift for every grandmother and grandchild who shares a quiet morning
Perfect for ages 3-6 - Grandparents Day - National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) - baby showers - first birthdays - classroom read-alouds - and every morning that is ordinary and sacred at the same time.
A companion to the Because of You Family Series - by Jem Maracle, Kanien'kehá ka, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Nya: wen.
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