How Totsuwa Became Cherokee (Bilingual Multicultural Book)

How Totsuwa Became Cherokee (Bilingual Multicultural Book)
Author: Virginia Hamby
Illustrator: Christy Kate Bennett

A coming of age story of the Cardinal bird, sacred to the Cherokee people.

One day, Totsuwa noticed his feathers were turning red. Was this "the change"? Yona, the old bear, and Kananesgi, the wise spider, help Totsuwa overcome anxiety and fear through courage and action. Totsuwa begins his thousand-mile journey.

The author, Virginia Hamby, is a Cherokee Nation citizen and grew up in a home where only the Cherokee language was spoken. She is proud to speak and maintain her heritage language today.

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