Wutaryoo
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Wutaryoo is tired of not knowing who she is or where she comes from—so she sets off on an adventure to reveal her true history in this essential picture book about telling your own story and finding your own truth.
"What are you?" "Where are you from?" "Who are your people?"
These are questions the mysterious creature known as Wutaryoo has been asked all her life—and she has no idea how to answer. The rabbit was born from a gardener's hole. The wolf was born in moonlight. All the animals know their origin stories, so why doesn't Wutaryoo know her own?
Confused and curious, she sets off on a journey to discover her own ancestry in this heartwarming, relatable tale for young readers as well as recent and soon-to-be graduates.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The diminutive, silvery hero of this picture book by Magruder (How to Find a Fox) has a long, feathery tail; outsize mouse ears; and small horns on her head, but "She was the only one, and she did not know where she came from.// She did not know her name either." When curious animals ask, "Wutaryoo?" she responds with the same phrase, listening timidly as other animals regale her with the stories of their species' origins. "The first gardener," a rabbit reveals, "dug too deep and hit the very center of the world, and you know what popped out? Rabbits!" "Wow," marvels Wutaryoo. Later, under a full moon, she muses: "Surely, I have a story, too." Painterly digital spreads in grays, lavenders, and pinks take on an otherworldly feeling as Wutaryoo journeys over and under the earth. Her odyssey doesn't give her the answer she seeks, but she returns with tales about what she has seen and felt—stories that win her the admiration of her peers. Employing beguiling characters and dreamlike artwork, Magruder makes a case for individual worth: it's not illustrious ancestry that makes creatures special, but what they do themselves—and the generosity with which they share their experience. Ages 4–7.
