Vee Browne

When Cinnibah breaks her family's metate - a stone used by the Navajo to grind corn into flour - she sets out to find someone who can help her mend it. Neither the Mocassin Maker nor the Pottery Maker are able to assist her, but they help her on her journey to the Stone Cutter...

This picture book, presented in both Navajo and English, and beautifully illustrated by Johnson Yazzie, is an engaging "quest-type" story that will teach young readers a little something about traditional Navajo show more culture. The importance of corn and the sacredness of the metate, which Vee F. Browne discusses in her brief afterword, are quite evident. So too is the respect of young Cinnibah for her elders, and their concern for her well-being. show less

The real charms of this book are the collage like water colors which alternate majestic landscapes and the endearing awkward angles of the 12 yr. old twin brothers, Born of Water and (to be named) Monster Slayer.

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