Books like The gift of the sacred dog by Paul Goble

An Algonquin retelling of Cinderella, where the Rough‑Face Girl and her cruel sisters vie for the attention of an invisible being.

A story of a Japanese American man recounting his grandfather's journey to America and the feelings of being torn between two countries.

A retelling of the Comanche legend explaining how a young girl's sacrifice brought the bluebonnet flower to Texas.

A mischievous coyote learns a hard lesson when he tries to fly with the help of crows, leading to a wild adventure in this traditional Native American folktale.

When the first man and woman quarrel, the Sun answers by making the earth bloom with strawberries, teaching them and young readers about peace and cooperation.

Retelling of the Cheyenne legend in which a girl and her seven chosen brothers become the Big Dipper.

A retelling of the Cheyenne and Sioux myth in which the Creator calls a Great Race to decide whether humans or buffalo will rule and guard Creation.

From the Skidi branch of the Pawnee Indians of the Plains comes this tale of a boy who achieves greatness in his tribe with the guidance of a pony he made out of mud. Too poor to own a pony like the other boys, he fashions a small mud pony and goes to see it every day. It is during one of these visits that the rest of the tribe moves west in search of buffalo, and the boy is left behind. Not only does the mud pony become a living, breathing horse, but she takes him to his tribe; later, she helps him become the chief of his tribe by giving him great power in battles. "I am here, your Mother Earth. You are not alone!" are the words he hears when the mud pony has once again gone back to the earth. Cohen retells this story with grace; Begay, a Native American artist, provides evocative paintings that derive strength and impact from the suggestion of action rather than fully detailed scenes. Ages 5-8.