Dancing with Water

An intergenerational story about a nonbinary child;who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about;community, hope, and protecting the Earth’s water. As soon as Kit’s old enough to ride in Grandpa''s truck, they begin joining him to dig wells for their community. Grandpa is magic. He can feel the weather in his bones, and he’s able to dance with water. With just a tree branch in his hand, Grandpa sways and spins over the land until he finds a spot to dig a hole into the waiting earth. When the water springs up, Grandpa and Kit jump for joy. As new hotels and factories pop up across town, clean water becomes harder to find. Sometimes, no water flows at all. Kit is sad for Grandpa--and for Earth.;But one day, Grandpa senses that Kit is ready to dance with water too. Grandpa reminds Kit that the energy and strength of their people flows through the water. As they wait and watch for fresh, clear water to flow up from the ground again, Kit recognizes the power shared between themself and Earth.

Product details

• Authors: Tonya Engel, Gwendolyn Wallace
• Assisted by: Engel Tonya (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9780593617908
• ISBN: 978-0-593-61790-8
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 263 mm x 263 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black