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MN Reads: The Little People and the Water of Life by Ronda Snow and Eloy Bida

The North 103.3 | By Chris Harwood

Published September 2, 2021 at 1:16 PM CDT

An illustration by Eloy Bida for the book, "The Little People and the Water of Life," showing a child standing on the back of Mikinaak Minis, Turtle island, also known as North America.

Chris Harwood speaks with Ronda Snow, the author of a new children's book, The Little People and the Water of Life that will be published in October by Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing. The book features illustrations by Eloy Bida, and tells the story of the little people and their gift of maple syrup to the Anishinaabe people.

MN Reads is produced at KUMD with funding provided in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.