Jo Jo Makoons (Books 1 & 2) - Dawn Quigley, Tara Audibert (illustrator) Audiobook

Written by Dawn Quigley, Tara Audibert (illustrator)
Read by Jennifer Bobiwash
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Hello/Boozhoo - meet Jo Jo Makoons! Full of pride, joy, and plenty of humor, this chapter-book series by Dawn Quigley celebrates a spunky young Ojibwe girl who loves who she is.

| The Used-to-Be Friend |

Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn - about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly.

Even though Jo Jo loves her number one best friend, Mimi, (who is a cat), she’s worried that she needs to figure out how to make more friends. Because Fern, her best friend at school, may not want to be friends anymore….

May 11 2021
52 mins

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| Fancy Pants |

Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out.

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.

May 10 2022
59 mins

The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers and listeners, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.