▁a ▁children ' s ▁book ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁titled ▁The ▁Water ▁Walker ▁published ▁by ▁Second ▁Story ▁Press . ▁The ▁book ▁follows ▁the ▁journey ▁of ▁Joseph ine ▁Mand amin ▁to ▁protect ▁N ib i ▁( water ). ▁The ▁book ▁includes ▁an ▁O j ib we ▁voc ab ul ary ▁and ▁pron unci ation ▁page ▁to ▁help ▁readers ▁context ual ize ▁the ▁An ish ina abe ▁world view . ▁Robert son ▁both ▁wrote ▁and ▁illustrated ▁the ▁book . ▁She ▁began ▁writing ▁the ▁book ▁after ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁four ▁directions ▁walk ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁meeting ▁Joseph ine . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁originally ▁an ▁entry ▁into ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁writers ▁competition ▁that ▁Robert son ▁did ▁not ▁win , ▁however ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁im pressed ▁and ▁still ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁publishing ▁contract . ▁Robert son ▁has ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁book ' s ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁continue ▁spread ing ▁Joseph ine ' s ▁message ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁Park inson ' s ▁D ise ase ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁future ▁water ▁wal ks . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁a ▁dual ▁language ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Water ▁Walker ▁was ▁published , ▁with ▁translation ▁into ▁O j ib we ▁done ▁by ▁Sh ir ley ▁Williams ▁and ▁Is ad ore ▁Toul ouse . ▁ ▁Awards ▁for ▁The ▁Water ▁Walker ▁▁ ▁Final ist , ▁Most ▁Sign ific ant ▁Work ▁of ▁Pro se ▁in ▁English ▁by ▁an ▁Emer ging ▁Ind igen ous ▁W riter , ▁Ind igen ous ▁Vo ices