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Name: Grandmother Spider brings the sun
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Author: Geri Keams

📘 Grandmother Spider brings the sun by Geri Keams

Grandmother Spider brings the Sun is a captivating Cherokee folktale that showcases the cleverness and resilience of its central characters. After the attempts of Possum and Buzzard to steal a portion of the sun fail spectacularly, Grandmother Spider steps in to restore light to the animals on her side of the world. The story highlights themes of cooperation, resourcefulness, and the importance of wisdom within a vivid, culturally rich narrative framework.

First publish date: 1995

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Geri Keams

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