Funny Fani'

by Wiley Barnes, Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson) (Illustrator)

Overview

In this illustrated children’s book, Funny Fani' (fuh-NEE') is a squirrel who loves animals. When she goes on a special trip to the zoo, Fani' imagines making friends with all of the animals, big and small! Follow Fani' on a silly rhyming adventure and learn the Chickasaw words for every animal she encounters. For even more animal fun, explore the oversized glossary, discover dozens of interesting animal facts, and learn how certain animals relate to Chickasaw history and culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952397363
Publisher:	Microcosm Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/01/2021
Pages:	92
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Language:	Multiple Languages
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)

About the Author

Wiley Barnes, a Chickasaw citizen, holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Oklahoma State University, and has spent twenty-one years forging a career in the publishing industry, and the last fourteen years with the Chickasaw Nation. Barnes is the author of the non-fiction children’s book, C is for Chickasaw, which received a Gold Benjamin Franklin for Best New Voice: Children’s/Young Adult, a Bronze Moonbeam for Multicultural Nonfiction Picture Book, was an Oklahoma Book Award Finalist, and was adapted into an app in 2017, followed by a coloring book in 2018. Funny Fani' is Barnes’s second children’s title. He lives in Ada, Oklahoma, with his wife and two children.

Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson, PhD) is the executive officer for the Chickasaw Nation Language Preservation Division and a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. A conversational speaker of Chikashshanompaꞌ and an award-winning artist, he holds a bachelor of fine arts in painting from Abilene Christian University, a master’s degree in Native American art history from the University of New Mexico, and a PhD in Native language revitalization from the University of Oklahoma. He served as the director of the Chickasaw Language Revitalization Program from 2007-2021 and is an advanced second language speaker of Chikashshanompaꞌ.