Cherokee Nation member Traci Sorell and Chickasaw Nation member Madelyn Goodnight's On Powwow Day is an intriguing board book that invites exploration and is adapted from Sorell and Goodnight's picture book, Powwow Day.
Everyone is welcome at powwows and this small book, filled with people wearing traditional dance regalia, has much to offer children from any background. Energetic digital images from the original are woven into this new creation: a counting book with numbers one to 10 that features colors and sounds and encourages young children to fully participate in the excitement of the festive occasion. Each double-page spread highlights a number, a color, and a sound, related to the visual imagery, allowing young viewers to fully engage with the text. For example, a deep purple page reads: "5/ Five dancers/ listen to the drum./ BAH-dum!/ BAH-dum!/ Where are all the gray feathers?" In the picture opposite, five dancing figures each hold traditional objects with gray feathers. Viewers and budding readers will find a rousing and exhilarating experience on every page. --Melinda Greenblatt, freelance book reviewer