When We Gather by Andrea L Rogers Is One of Two Winners for Children’s Literature in the 36th Annual Oklahoma Book Awards
As the dirt warms and green sprouts poke up, a Cherokee girl joins her family in the search for green onions. Together, they pick enough to bring to a feast, which is cooked with love and shared by their community. “Idalisdayvhvga!” “Let’s all eat!” Written with simple, sensory lyricism by Andrea Rogers (Cherokee) and featuring warm, wonderful art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw), this picture book celebrates the spring tradition of wild onion dinners and the community comfort that is shared when we gather.
Find the full list of winners here:
https://oklahoma.gov/libraries/ocb/ok-book-awards/2025-oklahoma-book-awards.html
Roger’s book The Art Thieves was also recently chosen for the Read With Jenna Junior Summer Reading List.
