Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
About this ebook
First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom.
But there’s one thing Jo Jo doesn’t know how to do: be fancy. She has a lot to learn before her Aunt Annie’s wedding!
Favorite purple unicorn notebook in hand, Jo Jo starts exploring her Ojibwe community to find ways to be fancy.
This funny and heartwarming early chapter book is a perfect read for emerging readers.
- Funny Kids Book: Get ready for giggles as Jo Jo tries to hide her peas in her milk, finds out blueberry pie doesn’t have forty-seven letters, and learns the hard way what “fancy” really means.
- Native American Main Character: Follow along with Jo Jo, a joyful and curious Ojibwe girl who explores her community and learns about her culture on the way to a special family wedding.
- Learning To Be Yourself: Jo Jo is on a mission to be fancy, but she soon discovers that her own special shine comes from being helpful, kind, and exactly who she is.
- Perfect for Emerging Readers: With charming illustrations and accessible text, this story is ideal for children transitioning to chapter books.
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About the author
Dawn Quigley is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, North Dakota. The first three books in her Jo Jo Makoons series, and her debut YA novel, Apple in the Middle, were awarded American Indian Youth Literature Honors. She is a PhD education university faculty member and a former K–12 reading and English teacher, as well as an Indian Education program codirector. You can find her online at dawnquigley.com.
Tara Audibert is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, cartoonist, animator, and podcaster. She owns and runs Moxy Fox Studio, where she creates her award-winning works, including the animated short film The Importance of Dreaming, comics This Place: 150 Years Retold and Lost Innocence, and “Nitap: Legends of the First Nations,” an animated storytelling app. She is of Wolastoqey/French heritage and resides in Sunny Corner, New Brunswick, Canada. You can find her online at moxyfox.ca.
