The Animal People Choose a Leader

The Animal People Choose a Leader

by Richard Wagamese

illustrated by Bridget George

A traditions-steeped story from renowned Ojibway author Richard Wagamese on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect, with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends.

The story unfolds in the “Long Ago Time” when animals of all kinds share a common language and gather to solemnly consider which of them should be their leader. Together, Wagamese’s words and George’s luminous art gracefully convey the limits of physical force and the quietly irresistible energies of humility, empathy, and a loving attachment to the land.

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