When the Shadbush Blooms

In warm and glowing paintings, two Native American girls from different times--the past and the present--live through the seasons, side by side, in the warm embrace of their families. The past is nearly 400 years ago, when the Lenape people lived a traditional life barely touched by European traders. The present is contemporary America, as the Lenape continue to adapt to a changing world but remain close to the land and to each other.

Includes afterword about the culture and history of the Lenni Lenape (formerly known as the Delaware Indians). Reviews "This format and warm acrylic illustrations beautifully challenge the false notion that Indians vanished."—School Library Journal Awards:The Best Children's Books of the Year 2008, by the Children's Book Committee for Bank Street College of EducationRecipient of the 2008 Skipping Stones Honor Award

Written by Carla Messinger and Susan Katz

Illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden

Format: Trade Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-58246-192-2 (1-58246-192-9)