Oddly, we haven’t seen as many from First Nations cultures lately. Children’s books, as you might imagine, are packed full with them from cultures all over the world. I could make a case for each and every one of those being tricksters. Think of Bugs Bunny and Pippi Longstocking and R2-D2. By rights tricksters fall into the strict purview of children. There was the graphic collection Trickster, edited by Matt Dembicki a The older I get the more I like tricksters.
The older I get the more I like tricksters. A hilarious illustration of the consequences of wanting more than we need.more When Coyote finds that his closet is too full, Raven slyly suggests he hold a yard sale, then sends the human beings (in their underwear) and the animals (in their ill-fitting human clothes) along for the fun. Meanwhile, Raven tells the other animals to borrow clothes from the humans’ camp. In Coyote’s New Suit, mischievous Raven wreaks havoc when she suggests that Coyote’s toasty brown suit is not the finest in the forest, thus prompting him to steal suits belonging to all the other animals. But clever Old Woman comes up with a plan to send Moon back up into the sky and, thanks to Coyote, there she stays. He is crushed and lashes out - who needs Moon anyway? Furious, Moon dives into a pond, plunging the world into darkness. Coyote attempts to join them, but his voice is so terrible they beg him to stop. In those days, when the moon was much brighter and closer to the earth, Old Woman and the animals would sing to her each night. In Coyote Sings to the Moon, Coyote is at first the cause of misfortune. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers. In those days, when the moon was mu Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.
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