Chooch Helped: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By Andrea L. Rogers

WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT MEDAL A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions--begrudgingly --in a heartfelt picture book full of gorgeous collage illustrations from debut artist Rebecca Lee Kunz.

Sissy's younger brother Chooch isn't a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday, after all. But no matter what Chooch does--even if he's messing something up Which is basically all the time --their parents say he's "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything

When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy tries to make a clay pot, Chooch helps--

"Hesdi " Sissy yells. Quit it And Chooch bursts into tears. What follows is a tender family moment that will resonate with anyone who has welcomed a new little one to the fold. Chooch Helped is a universal story of an older sibling learning to make space for a new child, told with grace by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and stunning art from Rebecca Lee Kunz, and showing one Cherokee family practicing their cultural traditions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646144546
• ISBN13: 9781646144549
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Levine Querido
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3