
Synopsis
Summary
First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But there’s one thing Jo Jo doesn’t know how to do: be fancy. She has a lot to learn before her Aunt Annie’s wedding! Favorite purple unicorn notebook in hand, joJo Jo starts exploring her Ojibwe community to find ways to be fancy.
Notable Achievements
American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book
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Educator Guide
This guide to Indigenous literature, created by Muskogee educator Jenna Wolf in association with Heartdrum, includes discussion questions for Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants as well as a general introduction to the importance of Indigenous books.