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		SkySisters Jan Bourdeau Waboose Illustrations: Brian Deines Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2000. 30 p. ISBN 1550746979 Ages 4 to 8
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Allie (Nimise) and her younger sister Alex (Nishiime) are excited this night because it is the time of year for the Skyspirits to come out. The two Ojibway girls head out to Coyote Hill, full of anticipation for the night to come. Along the way, they come upon a rabbit, a deer dashes in front of them and they hear a coyote sing a lonely song.

Speaking in hushed tones, they drink in the myriad of stars and bask in Grandmother Moon's glow. As light snowflakes begin to fall, the sisters join hands and spin about with scarves and hair flying, until they fall into the soft snow, to look up at the night sky. There, they see themselves reflected in the Northern Lights that dance and spin — SkySisters, just like them.

Author Jan Bourdeau Waboose writes in a lyrical, open way to describe the wonder and awe of the girls as they experience the expansive night and the beauty it holds. The story is a mix of the bubbling youth of the sisters, the wild and yet trusting nature of the animals they encounter, and the silence and timelessness of the land and sky.

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