Let's Go: Haw Ekwa!

By Julie Flett

A Sheila Barry Best Picturebook of the Year
A 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book
A 2025 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title
A Kirkus Reviews and Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2024
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2024

"Gives the viewer the sense that not only is the world big, but its bigness impels us to keep going."--Juanita Giles, The New York Times

"Beautifully highlights the value of perseverance along with the joy of skateboarding."--Horn Book STARRED Review

"Perfectly sums up the feeling of embarking on something new and also the determination to try again after a setback."--School Library Journal STARRED Review

" R]eminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats ... a beautiful job of capturing the grace and speed of skateboarding."--Youth Services Book Review STARRED Review

Let's Go is an extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community, from beloved artist and author Julie Flett, a winner of the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award.

Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him haw kwa Let's go Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?

Let's Go features:
A glossary of Cree words featured in the book, and a Cree refrain (haw kwa ) repeated throughoutA note to the reader from Julie Flett about her inspiration for the storyThis fun and touching story is a tribute to family, friendship, and perseverance. Julie Flett's renowned art and powerful text shows a community of support is all around, ready to help each other... go

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN5R61LM
• ISBN13: 9798855155402
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 36 Pages
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3