A review by elizabethlk
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa by David A. Robertson
4.0
This isn't my favourite thing I've read by David Alexander Robertson, but this is my favourite thing I've read about Mistahimaska.
I love stories where kids get to experience history coming to life, and Robertson and Henderson really nail this here. The storytelling is great and the art is great. It jumps around a bit too much towards the beginning in a way that had me pausing a couple times, but I recognise that this is because the early years of Mistahimaskwa's life weren't recorded in detail.
Overall I did enjoy this, and I look forward to reading the rest of the Tales from Big Spirit series (especially the books about figures I am less familiar with).
I love stories where kids get to experience history coming to life, and Robertson and Henderson really nail this here. The storytelling is great and the art is great. It jumps around a bit too much towards the beginning in a way that had me pausing a couple times, but I recognise that this is because the early years of Mistahimaskwa's life weren't recorded in detail.
Overall I did enjoy this, and I look forward to reading the rest of the Tales from Big Spirit series (especially the books about figures I am less familiar with).