In this faithful retelling of a traditional story from the Kugaaruk region, told by Elder Levi Illuitok, a father must save his infant child from an amajurjuk, an ogress known to steal children. When the ogress takes advantage of the child's mother being blind to trick her into giving away her child, the child's father embarks on a quest to save his infant from certain death.

A traditional Inuit story told by an Elder.

About the Author
Levi Illuitok was born in Qilijauqtuaq, Kugaaruk, a community in Nunavut. While growing up, he and his family travelled by land and did not stay in one place for long. Levi enjoys going out on the land and hunting. He also teaches his traditional knowledge to students. Ben Shannon is a Canadian-born, award-winning illustrator, animator, and father of two. An alumni of Sheridan College's Illustration program, Ben has worked for numerous high profile clients including National Geographic, Rolling Stone, The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, Nike, Universal Music, Marvel, and DC Comics. Winner of the ADCC interactive Design Illustration award in 2008, and the Applied Arts award of excellence in the field of illustration in 1998, his work was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014. Ben is currently employed by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation by day and is a contributing artist to the First Nations comic anthology Moonshot by night.

Reviews

"Elder Levi Illuitok tells a powerful and hopeful story, and Ben Shannon creates expressive characters and often terrifying images."-Sal's Fiction Addiction

"[A]llows us to envision an elder sharing an old narrative with a contemporary audience"-CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Book Information
ISBN 9781772274318
Author Levi Illuitok
Format Paperback
Page Count 28
Imprint Inhabit Media Inc
Publisher Inhabit Media Inc
Weight(grams) 130g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 203mm * 3mm