Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion) Kalapuya but they are anything but

but they are anything but stern and aloof—they are women of joy and grief

The poems work towards the assembly of an identity

Much of the formal education he received about science

and writer of Native American heritage

Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion) Kalapuya but they are anything butA debut picture book that celebrates self love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plantsthe dandelion. Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, m Oswpikones reminds us that we are not defined as others see us. Following our young protagonist and the dandelions through the seasons, we are reminded that we are resilient, we are healers, we are funny, and we are loved.