Munsch children's book translated into Ojibwa (fwd)

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Munsch children's book translated into Ojibwa
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SAULT STE. MARIE -- In English it's Mmm Cookies. In Ojibwa: Mmm
Pkwezhgaanhsak. Robert Munsch's 2000 children's book, about a kid who
makes realistic-looking cookies out of clay and feeds them to his
parents, will be launched in its Ojibwa version next week during the
Canadian author's visit to Sault College.

The author of Smelly Socks, The Paper Bag Princess and I Have to Go has
granted the college permission to translate, at no cost, three of his
published and seven unpublished works into Ojibwa.

"Having a title available in Ojibwa will catch the interest of
aboriginal children," said Carolyn Hepburn, Ojibwa language initiatives
co-ordinator at Sault College. "The book supports our efforts to help
native people reclaim the Ojibwa language."

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