Tara Audibert

"Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more...

"Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series--written by Dawn Quigley and illustrated by Tara Audibert--is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out. First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But...

Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big personality to help both Elders and classmates alike. Because...

Oh, snow day, snow day, what a very fun no-school day! Jo Jo Makoons is back in another book in this favorite chapter book series, and she's planning the very best version of the winter Olympics that her Ojibwe community has ever seen... Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most-Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi-all have their own ways of being healthy. So, when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy...

Creators: Original stories and poems by Charles Eastman, Zitkala-Sa, Alex Posey, E. Pauline Johnson, George Copway, John Rollin Ridge, William Jones, Buffalo Bird Woman, Gilbert L. Wilson, Elias Johnson, Simon Pokagon, James Harris Guy, Handsome Lake, Arthur C. Parker, Bertrand N.O. Walker, Israel Folsom, Royal Roger Eubanks, Carlos Montezuma, John E. Smelcer, Joseph Bruchac. Adaptations by Benjamin Truman, Andrea Grant, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair,...