Böcker av Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of this beloved holiday classic with a fresh edition that preserves the magic of the original story and brings it to life with stunning new illustrations.The year is 1955. Arvaarluk and his friends watch Rocky Parsons land his plane on the ice in Repulse Bay, a tiny community "smack dab on the Arctic Circle." Having never seen trees before, the children try to guess what the six green spindly things are that Rocky delivers. One of the boys has a brilliant idea: why not use them as baseball bats?Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak is one of Canada's foremost storytellers. Baseball Bats for Christmas captures the warmth and cadence of his voice as he describes the close-knit life of his community and the ingenuity he and his friends demonstrated when faced with something wholly unfamiliar.Award-winning Inuk illustrator Coco Apunnguaq Lynge draws inspiration from the iconic work of Inuk artist Germaine Arnaktauyok to immerse the reader in the beauty of the Arctic landscape.

Story from renowned Inuit storyteller Michael Kusugak, from his own life (appears in My Arctic 123 and expanded here), he is the author of many award-winning picture books and lives in Valhalla Manitoba. His story is about connection to nature and each other – intergenerational relationship between Aggataa and her grandmother. Arctic artists: renowned Inuk storyteller Michael Kusugak's first book illustrated by fellow Inuk artist, Andrew Qappik. The art is an authentic depiction of the Arctic landscape and provides the Inuit names for the birds. Qappick is an Inuit artist who is well-known throughout the Canadian Arctic for his design of the flag, coat of arms and official logo for Nunavut (Canada’s newest province) where he lives.A Promise is a Promise has sold over 150k copies!