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Nadia Saamurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik—the pouch in the back of a mother's parka used to carry a child—to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana's laughter.

Sweet and soothing, this book offers a unique perspective that will charm readers of all ages.

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Nadia Sammurtok

Nadia Sammurtok

Canadian
Nadia Sammurtok is an Inuit writer and educator originally from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Nadia is passionate about preserving the traditional Inuit li... See more
Lenny Lishchenko

Lenny Lishchenko

Ukrainian Canadian
Lenny Lishchenko is not a boy. She is an illustrator, graphic designer, an comics maker who will never give up the chance to draw a good birch tree.... See more

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Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

In My Anaana's Amautik
The narrator, an Inuit toddler, enjoys being tucked in the hood of Anaana’s parka. In the far north, many women wear parkas that have a hood, or amautik, that also serves as a baby carrier to keep their offspring warm...

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