The Little Read Featuring Michaela Goade

Michaela Goade is a Caldecott Medalist and number one "New York Times" bestselling illustrator of "We are Water Protectors," and also a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist. Other books include the "New York Times" bestselling "I Sang You Down from the Stars," "Encounter" and "Shanyaak'utlaax: Salmon Boy," winner of the 2018 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book.

Over the last few years, Goade's work has focused on Indigenous KidLit. She is honored to work with Indigenous authors and tribal organizations in the creation of beautiful and much-needed books. An enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Goade's Tlingit name is Sheit.een and she is of the Kiks.adi Clan (Raven/Frog) from Sheet'ka.

Goade was raised in the rainforest and on the beaches of Southeast Alaska, traditional Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land). Today she lives in Sheet'ka (Sitka), Alaska, a magical island on the edge of a wide, wild sea.

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ABOUT THE LITTLE READ

The Little Read program supports and encourages elementary literacy development by providing meaningful interaction with a nationally recognized children's author during a spring residency alongside a collaboratively developed multi-disciplinary curriculum for the selected book and grade level. The interaction with the author, hands-on explorations across academic subjects, reflections through writing and art, as well as seeing the book come alive in a play make this literary experience unique and transformative.

Category: Arts | Books and Literature

Artist: Michaela Goade