Volume VII Number 14 . . . . Jan Bourdeau Waboose. Illustrated by Brian Deines. Kids Can Press, 2000. Review by Val Nielsen.
Wisdom comes on silent wings.
Their quiet is rewarded by the sight of a fluffy white rabbit and an encounter with a shy, white-tailed deer. On top of Coyote Hill, the sisters sing back to the lonely howls of a coyote, and then, spinning and dancing under the stars, they fall on their backs and watch the sky for the arrival of the SkySpirits. Before long, their patience is rewarded, and the heavens are suffused with the Northern Lights, shimmering in brilliant hues, dancing and swirling over their heads. Scenes depicting the girls dancing beneath the star-filled sky, then lying on their backs to watch the sky erupting into brilliant streamers of blue, green, purple and pink, capture the wonder and awe of those moments perfectly. Consequently, the author has once again experienced some difficulty with authenticity of voice.