Paul Goble

A young girl who is a talented embroiderer leaves her home to travel north to find her never-before-met brothers. Stylized illustrations evoke the Cheyenne nation who offer this fascinating explanation of how the stars formed constellations.

Iktomi is a trickster from the Lakota who tricks prairie dogs into becoming his next meal. But Iktomi meets his match when Coyote, another truly wily character, enters the picture. Though the prairie dogs don’t fair well in this traditional tale, the style of telling and Goble’s authentically styled illustrations present the tale’s humor and lesson in a palatable way.