Qaunaq Mikkigak is an elder, artist, and throat singer from Cape
Dorset, Nunavut. She was born in 1932 in the Cape Dorset area and
grew up on the land in a traditional Inuit community. She was
featured in the books Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset
and Cape Dorset Sculpture. She has collaborated with author Joanne
Schwartz on picture book versions of two traditional Inuit tales,
The Legend of the Fog and Grandmother Ptarmigan. She is well known
locally for her storytelling, and her throat singing has been
featured on several recordings.
Joanne Schwartz was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She has been
a children’s librarian in Toronto for over twenty years. Joanne has
written articles for Canadian Children’s Book News and other
publications. Her picture books include Our Corner Grocery Store,
City Alphabet, and City Numbers. She has collaborated with Inuit
elder Qaunaq Mikkigak on picture book versions of two traditional
Inuit tales, The Legend of the Fog and Grandmother Ptarmigan. Our
Corner Grocery Store was nominated for the 2010 Marilyn Baillie
Picture Book Award. Joanne lives in Toronto with her two
daughters.
Danny Christopher has travelled throughout the Canadian Arctic as
an instructor for Nunavut Arctic College. He is the illustrator of
The Legend of the Fog, A Children’s Guide to Arctic Birds, and
Animals Illustrated: Polar Bear, and author of Putuguq and Kublu.
His work on The Legend of the Fog was nominated for the Amelia
Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustration Award. He lives in Toronto with
his wife, four children, and two dogs.
“The prose has numerous poetic touches that complement the grim illustrations . . .”—★ Quill & Quire, STARRED review
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