The Owl and the Lemming, Roselynn Akulukjuk
The Owl and the Lemming, Roselynn Akulukjuk
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The Owl and the Lemming

Author: Roselynn Akulukjuk

Narrator: Roselynn Akulukjuk, Louise Flaherty

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Inhabit Media

Published: 05/21/2021


Synopsis

As Owl swoops down and blocks the entrance to a lemming den, he is sure that he has a tasty meal in the little animal he has cornered. But this lemming is not about to be eaten! This smart little rodent will need to appeal to the boastful owl's sense of pride to get away.

This fun and cheeky tale is accompanied by full-colour still photographs of illustrated characters on a hand-built set.

Reviews

The Owl and the Lemming by Roselyn Akulukjuk and illustrated by Amanda Sandland and published by Inhabit Media Inc. is a wonderful retelling of a Inuit folktale. Oral storytelling is a powerful and magical thing. So many lessons can be learned through the telling of stories between elder and child, t......more

The Owl and The Lemming is another charming traditional Inuit story from Inhabit Media. I have never read anything else from Roselyn Akulukjuk (as far as I am aware, this is her only book written so far), but she tells the story incredibly well. The moral is somewhere between cleverness can get you......more

Goodreads review by Barbra

Another beautifully illustrated inuit tale. A great addition to the study of Inuit culture, and their folklore. To survive his encounter with the Owl, Lemming must try to trick him and does so by playing right into owls pride.......more

Goodreads review by Edward

A lemming tricks an owl into not eating him. Based on a traditional Inuit tale.......more

Goodreads review by Heydi

The moral of this story is don't play with your food. It's a great story. The illustrations are pretty but also somehow odd.......more