We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes a New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, We Are Water Protectors, issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption—inviting young readers everywhere to join the fight.

Water is the first medicine.
It affects and connects us all . . .

When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth
And poison her people’s water, one young water protector
Takes a stand to defend Earth’s most sacred resource.

The fight continues with Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, the must-read companion book to We Are Water Protectors. Written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Bridget George, it tells the story of real-life water protectors, Autumn Peltier and her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin, two Indigenous Rights Activists who have inspired a tidal wave of change.

AWARDS

 2020 Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year long-listed

 2020 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year long-listed

 2020 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year long-listed

 2021 Caldecott Medal Winner winner

 2020 NPR Best Book of the Year long-listed

 2020 NYPL Best Books of the Year long-listed

 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalists short-listed

 2021 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner winner