The Cherokee Syllabary: An Illustrated Key to the Cherokee Language offers parents and educators a tool to introduce Cherokee children, as well as adults, to the syllabary of their native language. The introduction and pronunciation key aid in understanding the beautifully illustrated syllabary characters. The book is a valuable educational resource for schools and libraries that adds multicultural diversity to their classrooms and collections. For all ages.

Accompanying each unique illustration of a syllabary character is a Cherokee word that contains the character, the Cherokee pronunciation of each syllabary character in the word, and the word in English. Along the bottom of the page is a row of syllabary characters with the pronunciation of each.

The concept for the illustrations was influenced by medieval illuminated manuscripts that will enchant readers. The intent is to allow people of all ages to appreciate and celebrate the historic Cherokee language that was first introduced in written form by Sequoyah in 1891.