Taos Pueblo Fall Board Book

The delightful board books, written without text, were created by the Taos Pueblo’s Tiwa Language Program to preserve the Tiwa culture and revitalize the unwritten Tiwa language by teaching it to younger generations. Many other Indigenous languages also need to be revitalized, so it is the hope of the Taos Pueblo’s Tiwa Language Program that other American Indian nations will find the books useful to teach their languages to their children. The beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations by Taos artist Deanna Suazo will also educate young children about the four seasons of the year. All proceeds of the book support the Taos Pueblo’s Tiwa Language Program.

Deanna Suazo was a prominent and talented artist when her young life was tragically taken. Her enduring artwork has been featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York City and Heard Museum Indian Market and Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Deanna studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was working on her MFA prior to her untimely passing.

Board Book

22pgs

Reading Age-Baby -2years