11-04-2025
The Fawn by Etua Snowball, illustrated by Shuggie Crossland
Inspired by a true story! In a surprising and heart-warming story, Etua Snowball shares his childhood experience of meeting and befriending a baby caribou.
After a chance encounter with a herd of caribou, a fawn follows a young boy back to his cabin. The boy and fawn spend the summer together exploring the northern landscape, picking berries, and swimming in the lake. Then one day the boy and fawn get an unexpected visitor, and the boy must learn how to say goodbye to his furry friend. (From Inhabit Media)
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Etua Snowball is an Inuk author, musician and poet. His previous books for children include The Wolf Pup and My Pet Hawk. Snowball is based in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik.
Shuggie Crossland is an illustrator and animator. They also illustrated The Wolf Pup, written by Etua Snowball.
