Reviews

In My Anaana's Amautik by Nadia Sammurtok

crystal_reading's review

5.0

This is a sweet book about a mother's love. It shares how warm and safe the young one can feel when in the mother's amautik. It's peaceful and a perfect bedtime book or just a book for showing/feeling love between any caregiver and child. Lovely.

madalynrogers122's review

5.0

A boardbook about a child wrapped in their mother's amautik (a pouch on the back of her parka).

kaileywicked's review

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

agudenburr's review

4.0

A beautiful story about an Inuit baby and all they feel inside their mother's amautik. This would make a great storytime book.

sunflowerjess's review

lighthearted reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This beautiful, gentle, loving book reminds me of Sweetest Kulu, another one of my favorites from Inhabit Media. Written by an Inuit author and gorgeously illustrated, this book is one that I'm so glad exists. 

elizabethlk's review

4.0

3.5 stars.

This story is a very sweet read, the kind that makes a perfect bedtime read from mother to baby. The warmth of a mother's love is present in every word and illustration. Recommended for anyone looking for a quality baby book.

annsantori's review

4.0

Beautiful illustrations and great #ownvoices representation of a mother-child relationship in Inuit culture. I received a free e-ARC from Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.

amageske's review

5.0

“In my anaana’s amautik, I feel loved.”

renee_b's review

4.0

A child describes the feelings of comfort, warmth, memory, and joy associated with riding in his Anaana's amautik. Anaana is the Inuktitut word for mother, and a amautik is a pouch in the back of a parka that a baby can be carried in. Other Inuktitut words are sprinkled throughout the book. Lenny Lishenko's illustrations are a lovely! Nature is portrayed as huge compared to the smallness of the baby/toddler narrator. The illustrations match the coziness of the book's prose.

Author is an Inuit woman, illustrator is a Ukranian/Canadian woman.

elizabethlk's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars.

This story is a very sweet read, the kind that makes a perfect bedtime read from mother to baby. The warmth of a mother's love is present in every word and illustration. Recommended for anyone looking for a quality baby book.