In the time before animals were as they are today, Raven and Loon were both white. Their feathers had no colour at all. Raven spent his days swooping through the sky trying to fight off his incessant boredom, while loon spent her days in her iglu working away on her sewing. One day, too bored to even fly, Raven visited Loon and suggested a sewing game that would give their feathers some much-needed colour. The results - not at all what the two birds expected - led to Raven and Loon acquiring their now-familiar coats. This whimsical retelling of a pan-Arctic traditional story features lively, colourful illustrations from Kim Smith.

 

This book was recognised by the Cooperative Children's Book Centre Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Inhabit Media Inc .

Born in an Arctic wilderness camp and of Inuit ancestry, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is a scholar specializing in world religions and cultures. Her numerous articles and books concerning Inuit magic and lore have earned her a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Of Scottish-Mohawk ancestry, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is a folklorist and fantasist, specializing in mythology, magic, and Inuit lore. He has won an award for writing short science fiction (?Green Angel?), but his focus is on fiction and non-fiction for a young audience. Andrew Trabbold is an Inhabit Media illustrator. Linda Ashman is the author of more than 30 children's books, whilst Kim Smith is the illustrator of several books for children. They are the author-illustrator team behind Sterling's Over the River & through the Wood. Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley is a scholar specializing in world religions and cultures. She was born in an Arctic wilderness camp and is of Inuit ancestry. Her numerous articles and books have earned her a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.