As I am organizing the library shelves to prepare for end of year inventory, I am coming across some real gems. This is one reason I do not mind shelving books in my first year. I am continually discovering amazing reads like this book.
Bears Make Rock Soup and other stories is a collection of short and pithy Native American Stories written by Lise Erdrich with paintings by award winning artist Lisa Fifield. Author and painter are both Native American and active members of their tribes.
The one-page stories, written for children, demonstrate the strong belief among Native Americans that humans and animals have always learned from one another. They are very much like fables with timeless lessons and messages we can all learn from and certainly share with our children. The stories are humane and teach earth friendly ideas. It is an absolutely beautiful book.
~by Georgine Bello
No comments:
Post a Comment