Omaamakaadendaagozi Edwiina / The Fabulous Edweena
Hello world, meet Edweena!
Edwin loves his sister Patsy’s closet. He adores dresses and earrings and boots with high heels. And when he’s finished getting dressed, Edwin is transformed…into the fabulous Edweena!
Today is the figure skating competition at school and Edwin has decided to compete as Edweena. What will people say when they meet her for the first time? Can a boy in drag win the competition? Edweena will have to give her best performance ever to find out!
This dual language edition contains the story in both Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English.
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Details
Publication Date: March 18, 2025
Reading Age: 6 - 8
Product Format: Hardback
Pages: 24
ISBN: 978-1-77260-407-8
Weight: 200
About the Author
Edwin Dumont
Edwin Dumont was born in Parry Sound to a family with Ojibway heritage. His mother is a member of Henvey Inlet First Nation. He has always been called Edweena. Cinderella said, “A dream is a wish your heart makes,” and Edwin's dream of being a writer came true. He owns a hair salon and lives with his husband in Toronto.
About the Illustrator
Melissa Cho
Melissa Cho is a multi-hyphenated Korean-Canadian creative designer based in Toronto, Ontario. Having built a career in illustration and animation, she celebrates the ebbs and flows of life and holds a passion for intentional and charming storytelling. She keeps busy through personal creative ventures, from handmade crafts to traditional illustrations.
About the Translator
Margaret Noodin
Margaret Noodin teaches Ojibwe to the children of Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota. She also teaches Ojibwe, literature, and creative writing online for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she is a professor in the English department. To hear her work, visit www.ojibwe.net.
About the Translator
Angela Mesic
Angela Mesic learned the Anishinaabe language when she was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, wanting to understand more about the land where she is from and the language of the Indigenous people that occupy it. For six years she has been teaching others to speak the Anishinaabe language.
