The Origin of Day and Night

Name: The Origin of Day and Night
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt
ISBN: 9781772273953

Author: Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, Lenny Lishchenko

Narrator: Maika Harper, Louise Flaherty

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Inhabit Media

Published: 11/01/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Indigenous Stories, Fairy Tales, Animal Stories

Synopsis

In this Inuit tale, the actions of a hare and a fox change the Arctic forever by creating day and night. In very early times, there was no night or day and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox meet and express their longing for light and darkness, their words are too powerful to be denied. Passed orally from storyteller to storyteller for hundreds of years, this beautifully illustrated story weaves together elements of an origin story and a traditional animal tale, giving young readers a window into Inuit mythology.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, who made her debut with 2013's The Legend of Lightning and Thunder, returns to the traditional stories of the Inuit people in this second picture-book. A pourquoi tale explaining how day and night came to alternate in the world, it follows the at first competitive and then......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

I loved the artwork in this, as well as the play on light and darkness!......more

Goodreads review by J

This was a book whose cover caught my eye first. The way that it is designed reminds me of a million ways that the Ying Yang sign has been made but this time with a rabbit and fox. The actual story also ends up reflecting the same polarity with both a predator species and a prey species who both ne......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

The Origin of Day and Night is an excellent telling of the Inuit story of how day and night as we know them came to be. The writing is crisp and fun, and the illustrations are gorgeous. Definitely recommended!......more