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BIO From Author's Site (image above as well)
"Andrea L. Rogers writes in a variety of genres, creating work for all ages. She is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a graduate of the Low Rez MFA program at the Institute for American Indian Arts. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Tulsa and an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but currently lives in Arkansas where she is pursuing a Ph.d in English at the University of Arkansas. She is the mom of three daughters.
At IAIA, she was mentored by strong Indigenous writers and teachers. While there, she completed her short story collection Man Made Monsters, a meditation on love, loneliness, family, and the monsters in society. Cherokee people are centered in this collection, along with a cast of vampires, werewolves, zombies, aliens, ghosts, two handsome Princes, and a Goatboy. Her short stories have been published in Transmotion; Kweli Journal; Yellow Medicine Review; The Santa Fe Literary Review; Waxwing, The Massachusetts Review, and forthcoming from The River Styx. Capstone published her children’s book Mary and the Trail of Tears which was included on the best books of 2020 by both NPR and American Indians in Children’s Literature. Her essay “My Oklahoma History” was included in You Too? 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories. Her short story “The Ballad of Maggie Wilson” is included in Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, a MG short story Anthology from Heartdrum, an imprint of Harper Collins. Her picture book called, When We Gather and illustrated by Madeline Goodnight (Chickasaw) for Heartdrum will be published in May 2024. Her Cherokee futurism The Art Thieves will be out in Fall 2024. Her picture book Chooch Helped,
illustrated by Rebecca Kunz (Cherokee) will be out in October 2024.
All text and images © Andrea L. Rogers 2018 – 2024, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
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My review
5 stars
A wonderful picture book that is beautifully illustrated. It focuses on teaching young siblings to solve their differences without shouting or giving in to anger. It's about being helpful, patient, and understanding with each other and teaching by showing.
It has valuable extra pages with Cherokee pronunciation and vocabulary, as well as a tutorial on how to make a simple clay pinch pot with author and artist notes.
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From the Publisher:
"A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions — begrudgingly! — in this picture book written by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and featuring gorgeous collage illustrations from debut artist Rebecca Lee Kunz.
Sissy’s younger brother, Chooch, isn’t a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday, after all. But no matter what Chooch does — even if he’s messing something up! Which is basically all the time! — their parents say he’s just “helping.” Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything !
When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When Oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy tries to make a clay pot, Chooch helps . . .“Hesdi!” Sissy yells. Quit it! And Chooch bursts into tears. What follows is a tender family moment that will resonate with anyone who has welcomed a new little one to the fold. Chooch Helped is a universal story of an older sibling learning to make space for a new child, told with grace by Andrea L. Rogers and stunning art from Rebecca Lee Kunz showing one Cherokee family practicing their cultural traditions."
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