December 15, 2022 by Carrie Stanton The Miramichi Reader
As a children’s book author, Groundhog Night: Shubenacadie Sam’s Shadow grabbed my attention for more than one reason. Why, you ask? The stunning cover art by the book’s author and illustrator, Doretta Groenendyk, for one. Both the front and back cover tell a story, in and of themselves. I know, without reading the words, that this book is about a pleasant-faced brown critter, not too big and not too small, who is out on a wintery starlit night, with snowflakes gently falling. He’s standing on a snow-covered rolling hillside, under a glowing crescent moon. Then this book grabbed my attention again: the title. What is “Shubenacadie” and how is it pronounced?
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