Taos Pueblo Summer 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 Janell Lujan 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.

Janell Lujan started painting at the age of fifteen and honed her talent at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Janell enjoys being an active member of her community and is currently relearning her Tiwa language, both for herself and her two children, who are half Taos and half Zuni Pueblo. She created one of the promotional logos for the Taos Pueblo Tiwa Language Program. Her paintings for this book were inspired by the beautiful Taos Pueblo scenery.

Board Book

22pgs

Reading Age-Baby -2years