We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

The Cherokee community is grateful for the blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by best-selling Cherokee author Traci Sorell.

Now a board book for 0-3-year-olds interested in contemporary Indigenous stories that are both accessible and universal for the littlest readers. Based on the award-winning picture book.
 
The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences.

Written by best-selling and award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell, this board book edition includes the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.

Traci Sorell writes fiction and nonfiction for children featuring contemporary characters and compelling biographies. She is the author of We Are Still Here! and At the Mountain's Base and co-author of Indian No More. She is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and lives in northeastern Oklahoma, where her tribe is located.

Frané Lessac is the illustrator of more than forty books for children. She has lived on the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, in London, and in Australia, and her work has taken her on many adventures in numerous countries. www.franelessac.com