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Follow on Google News | ![]() New Pueblo Indian Children's Book, Whisper's of the Wolf by Wisdom TalesWritten and Illustrated by Pauline Ts’o Foreword by Rosemary Apple Blossom Lonewolf Preface by Vivian Arviso Deloria A young boy named Two Birds had found the abandoned wolf pup and they had grown up together side by side. But now the wild wolves were calling and the young wolf yearned to be free. Would Two Birds release his companion back into the wild? Set around 500 years ago among the Pueblo Indians of the desert Southwest, this heartwarming story teaches us the importance of letting go of our fears. This Book Features Stunning illustrations to evoke the mystic beauty of the Southwestern desert A heartwarming piece of fiction that weaves together themes of community, tradition, self-esteem, and respect for all life A realistic portrait of a culture that continues to exert a vibrant, living influence today Notes on the illustrations with fascinating details on Pueblo culture, language, and tradition Publication Details ISBN: 978-1-937786- Pub Date: October 2015 Price: $16.95 Trim Size: 8”x9” Page Count: 40 hardcover Ages: 5 and up About the Author and Illustrator Pauline Ts’o is an author, illustrator, photographer, and co-founder of a computer animation and visual effects company that has won multiple Academy Awards (Life of Pi, Babe, and The Golden Compass—Best Visual Effects). Pauline’s production credits include working as a digital lighting supervisor on the films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Bedazzled, and Disney’s It’s Tough to be a Bug theme park attraction, where she also served as an art director. In addition, Pauline’s credits include various commercials, most notably as a lighting technical director on the first Coca-Cola Polar Bear commercial, which was the first computer animated advertisement to win an ASIFA Annie award. Pauline first encountered the Pueblo people of the desert Southwest during a photography workshop in the 1980s and kept going back. Her story, Mortimer Mole, was a 2015 winner in the Picture Book category at the Los Angeles SCBWI Writer’s Days Works-In-Progress contest. Pauline is of Chinese American descent and lives in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and twins. End
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