Book Review: Wild Berries

                                                                                    BOOK INFORMATION:                                                                  

Title: Wild Berries
Author: Julie Flett
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Source: Library 
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Pages:  32 pages

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Tch, tch, sh, sh, tup, tup.

Spend the day picking wild blueberries with Clarence and his grandmother. Meet ant, spider, and fox in a beautiful woodland landscape, the ancestral home of author and illustrator Julie Flett. This book is written in both English and Cree, in particular the n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cumberland House area. Wild Berries is also available in the n-dialect Cree, from the Cross Lake, Norway House area, published by Simply Read Books. 

                                                                        MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK                                                              

Wild Berries is a sweet and charming little story about a boy and his grandmother who have gone out to collect blueberries. In this story we see them to enjoy the nature, each others company, and of course the yummy fruit. We learn that little Clarence likes the large sour ones, and the grandma likes the soft sweet ones. 

Julie Flett's illustrations are breathtaking, they have a modern look to them. They are simple but not boring. There was plenty for little one to look at. My nanny kid loved the use of muted colors and the natural palette. She loved the book and wanted to read it over and over again. 

The typography in this book is very well done. It was different than any other picture book I have read. There were certain words that were placed on their own line in a bolder font. It is also repeated in the Cree dialect in the same font just in the color red. I loved the beginning and ending parts that talked about the dialect used in this book. back provides helpful information about proper pronunciation. The back of the book also includes a yummy looking blueberry jam recipe. It really made this picture book diverse and extremely interesting.