• Age: 3 to 5
• Grade: p to k
• Reading age: 3 to 5

An adventure begins when Zoe finds a lone fawn in the forest and helps search for its mother. But who could the mother be? A bunny? A fish? Join Zoe and her father as they encounter many woodland animals and learn their Native names along the way.

The tale is simple yet charming. Zoe's inquisitive nature is endearing, as is her father's gentle patience. And as Zoe encounters various animals, their Okanagan (Syilx) names appear in the text. These Okanagan words add to the educational value of the story, but they do not interrupt the flow of the narrative for non-Okanagan readers.

Catherine Jameson is Secw&eacutepemc-syilx (Okanagan). She lives in Penticton, British Columbia. Zoe and the Fawn is her first book.

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Julie Flett is an award-winning Cree-Metis author, illustrator and artist. She has received many awards, including the 2016 American Indian Library Association Award for Best Picture Book for Little You, written by Richard Van Camp (Orca Books), and the Canadian Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Award in 2015 for Dolphins SOS, written by Roy Miki (Tradewind Books) and in 2017 for My Heart Fills with Happiness, written by Monique Gray Smith (Orca Books), and was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for her book Owls See Clearly at Night (Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer): A Michif Alphabet (L’alphabet di Michif). Her own Wild Berries (Simply Read Books) was chosen as Canada’s First Nation Communities Read title selection for 2014-2015.

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When Zoe and her father venture outside to feed the horses, they discover a fawn curled up under an aspen tree. Zoe and her dad proceed to see if they are able to locate the fawn's mother. In the process, their search brings them across a woodpecker, a trout and a rabbit. "That is not the fawn's mother," Zoe says, continuing her search. Highly Recommended

Gregory Bryan University of Manitoba

“When Zoe and her father venture outside to feed the horses, they discover a fawn curled up under an aspen tree. Zoe and her dad proceed to see if they are able to locate the fawn's mother. In the process, their search brings them across a woodpecker, a trout and a rabbit. 'That is not the fawn's mother,' Zoe says, continuing her search. Highly Recommended.”

Gregory Bryan

Zoe and the Fawn

Zoe and her father come upon a fawn in the forest. Zoe wonders where the fawn’s mother is. Together, Zoe and her father search for the mother deer, first asking about each animal “Is that _________ the fawn’s mother?” and then revisiting each animal on the return trip stating, “That __________ is not the fawn’s mother.” When they arrive back at the meadow, the mother deer is with her fawn. The repetitive pattern and rhythm of this book will encourage beginning readers to read independently. The illustrations are delicate, simple and uniquely textured with fine details. Their earth tones capture the colours of the forest. The Native Okanagan (Syilx) names for each animal are written in parentheses throughout the story.

The author and illustrator are both of native heritage. This title was a BC Book Prize Honour Book.

Zoe and the Fawn

Zoe and her father come upon a fawn in the forest. Zoe wonders where the fawn’s mother is. Together, Zoe and her father search for the mother deer, first asking about each animal “Is that ____ the fawn’s mother?” and then revisiting each animal on the return trip stating, “That ____ is not the fawn’s mother. When they arrive back at the meadow, the mother deer is with her fawn. The illustrations are delicate, simple and uniquely textured with fine details. Their earth tones capture the colours of the forest. The repetitive pattern and rhythm of this book will encourage beginning readers to read independently. The Native Okanagan (Syilx) names for each animal are written in parentheses throughout the story.

The author and illustrator are both of Aboriginal heritage. This title was a BC Book Prize Honour Book.

Zoe and the Fawn

Zoe and her father find a fawn and help locate its mother. A guessing game ensues of who the fawn’s mother is. Join Zoe as she encounters woodland animals and learns their Native Okanagan (Syilx) names.