Inuit author Michael Kusugak "(A Promise is a Promise, Baseball Bats for Christmas)" again demonstrates that he is a masterful writer. A mythological figure and traditional Inuit practices, set the backdrop for this dramatic story.

Allashua ignores the inuksugaq as she plays hide-and-seek. Soon she encouters an Ijiraq--a tiny half-bird, half-human creature who loves to play. Allashua remembers her mother telling her that if an Ijiraaq hides you, no one will ever find you again. Eventually Ijiraq disappears and Allashua gets lost on the tundra. With no idea of which way to go, she heads toward a small block dot on a far-off hill. When Allashua realizes the dot is the inuksugaq and that it can guide her safely home, she understands the riddle of its existence.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Annick Press Ltd .

Vladyana Krykorka has illustrated over 20 picture books for children, including all the titles by acclaimed Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak. Vladyana Langer Krykorka is the award-winning illustrator of Michael Kusugak's stories and other picture books for children. She resides in Toronto.