Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeãachumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the newcomers how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621.

Author: Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 08/02/2022
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781623542900
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/13/2022 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2022
Booklist 09/15/2022 pg. 56
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 15

About the Author

Danielle Greendeer is a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation and works in the areas of tribal governance, cultural perpetuation, and food sovereignty. She lives in Mashpee.

Anthony Perry is a Chickasaw citizen and author of Chula the Fox, an award-winning middle-grade historical-fiction book. He lives in London.

Alexis Bunten, Yu'pik and Unangan, authored the award-winning nonfiction book, So How Long Have You Been Native? Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide. She lives in Monterey.

Garry Meeches Sr. (Anishinaabe) was born on the Long Plains reserve in southern Manitoba, Canada. His style is reminiscent of the plains style of art and evokes the Eastern Woodlands tradition. He lives in Connecticut, and this is his first picture book.