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The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America
A companion volume to Bruchac's Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear. This anthology focuses on the role of women in traditional Indian cultures.
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1994
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Joseph Bruchac
279 books597 followersJoseph Bruchac lives with his wife, Carol, in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. Although his American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by which he has been most nourished. He, his younger sister Margaret, and his two grown sons, James and Jesse, continue to work extensively in projects involving the preservation of Abenaki culture, language and traditional Native skills, including performing traditional and contemporary Abenaki music with the Dawnland Singers.
He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from Syracuse and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Union Institute of Ohio. His work as a educator includes eight years of directing a college program for Skidmore College inside a maximum security prison. With his wife, Carol, he is the founder and Co-Director of the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press. He has edited a number of highly praised anthologies of contemporary poetry and fiction, including Songs from this Earth on Turtle's Back, Breaking Silence (winner of an American Book Award) and Returning the Gift. His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from American Poetry Review, Cricket and Aboriginal Voices to National Geographic, Parabola and Smithsonian Magazine. He has authored more than 70 books for adults and children, including The First Strawberries, Keepers of the Earth (co-authored with Michael Caduto), Tell Me a Tale, When the Chenoo Howls (co-authored with his son, James), his autobiography Bowman's Store and such novels as Dawn Land, The Waters Between, Arrow Over the Door and The Heart of a Chief. Forthcoming titles include Squanto's Journey (Harcourt), a picture book, Sacajawea (Harcourt), an historical novel, Crazy Horse's Vision (Lee & Low), a picture book, and Pushing Up The Sky (Dial), a collection of plays for children. His honors include a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, the Cherokee Nation Prose Award, the Knickerbocker Award, the Hope S. Dean Award for Notable Achievement in Children's Literature and both the 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. In 1999, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.
As a professional teller of the traditional tales of the Adirondacks and the Native peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Joe Bruchac has performed widely in Europe and throughout the United States from Florida to Hawaii and has been featured at such events as the British Storytelling Festival and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School. He discusses Native culture and his books and does storytelling programs at dozens of elementary and secondary schools each year as a visiting author.
He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from Syracuse and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Union Institute of Ohio. His work as a educator includes eight years of directing a college program for Skidmore College inside a maximum security prison. With his wife, Carol, he is the founder and Co-Director of the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press. He has edited a number of highly praised anthologies of contemporary poetry and fiction, including Songs from this Earth on Turtle's Back, Breaking Silence (winner of an American Book Award) and Returning the Gift. His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from American Poetry Review, Cricket and Aboriginal Voices to National Geographic, Parabola and Smithsonian Magazine. He has authored more than 70 books for adults and children, including The First Strawberries, Keepers of the Earth (co-authored with Michael Caduto), Tell Me a Tale, When the Chenoo Howls (co-authored with his son, James), his autobiography Bowman's Store and such novels as Dawn Land, The Waters Between, Arrow Over the Door and The Heart of a Chief. Forthcoming titles include Squanto's Journey (Harcourt), a picture book, Sacajawea (Harcourt), an historical novel, Crazy Horse's Vision (Lee & Low), a picture book, and Pushing Up The Sky (Dial), a collection of plays for children. His honors include a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, the Cherokee Nation Prose Award, the Knickerbocker Award, the Hope S. Dean Award for Notable Achievement in Children's Literature and both the 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. In 1999, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.
As a professional teller of the traditional tales of the Adirondacks and the Native peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Joe Bruchac has performed widely in Europe and throughout the United States from Florida to Hawaii and has been featured at such events as the British Storytelling Festival and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School. He discusses Native culture and his books and does storytelling programs at dozens of elementary and secondary schools each year as a visiting author.
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May 5, 2015
Of all the misconceptions and misunderstandings perpetuated about Native peoples, the role of women in traditional cultures is perhaps the most falsely portrayed. The image of the overworked 'squaw'...women as property to be bought, sold, or traded. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Native young women coming of age within their respective North American tribes. Collected by region with four stories each: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest. Various themes, which even included a Cinderella tale and a Bluebeard tale. There was also a story featuring Chenoo, "the great cannibal monster in the shape of a man." Having previously read only a small number of legends/folklore from the Native peoples, I found these stories about brave, self-reliant young women both empowering and educational.
Highly recommended, and I already added it to my buy list. I'll also be reading more by Bruchac and Ross in the near future.
5 stars
On a side note, I was most fascinated by how protective these peoples were/are of their stories. Permission had to first be granted before a tale could be re-told in English.
"He and I have been taught that stories are living spirits and that the role of the storyteller is to care for the tales in our keeping (112)."
Native young women coming of age within their respective North American tribes. Collected by region with four stories each: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest. Various themes, which even included a Cinderella tale and a Bluebeard tale. There was also a story featuring Chenoo, "the great cannibal monster in the shape of a man." Having previously read only a small number of legends/folklore from the Native peoples, I found these stories about brave, self-reliant young women both empowering and educational.
Highly recommended, and I already added it to my buy list. I'll also be reading more by Bruchac and Ross in the near future.
5 stars
On a side note, I was most fascinated by how protective these peoples were/are of their stories. Permission had to first be granted before a tale could be re-told in English.
"He and I have been taught that stories are living spirits and that the role of the storyteller is to care for the tales in our keeping (112)."
March 14, 2015
I'm currently working my way through Ovid's Metamorphosis where it seems like half the stories involve a woman getting punished for being raped.
That makes this small volume a great reminder that the woman=weak premise that permeates western culture is not a universal concept.
That makes this small volume a great reminder that the woman=weak premise that permeates western culture is not a universal concept.
July 3, 2010
This is a collection of traditional tales from native North America. Each story represents a different tribe. Each tale tells the story of a girl becoming a woman and involves the ceremony or traditions that Native Americans used to honor this special time. Unlike most legends where a man arrives to rescue a woman, these tales portray a woman in danger who must save herself. Women are represented as equals to men and just as strong as men. For example, in the tale The Girl Who Rescued Her Brother the enemy soldiers cease fire to admire Buffalo Calf Woman’s brave act of rescuing her brother. I enjoyed reading about the different traditions tribes used to welcome a girl into womanhood.
The last tale which bears the title of the book is my favorite. It describes how the phases of the moon came to be. The girl who marries the moon finds his moon pieces and tries one on because she was bored. It becomes stuck and she cannot get it off. The moon returns to discover what his wife has done; he had forbidden her from entering the room where he kept the moon pieces. Instead of becoming angry for disobeying him, he laughs hysterically and helps her remove it. He offers to let her carry the pieces of the moon until it is dark, and he will carry the pieces until it is full. I also thought it was interesting how the moon is portrayed a male and the sun as female where in most other myths and legends it is the opposite.
The last tale which bears the title of the book is my favorite. It describes how the phases of the moon came to be. The girl who marries the moon finds his moon pieces and tries one on because she was bored. It becomes stuck and she cannot get it off. The moon returns to discover what his wife has done; he had forbidden her from entering the room where he kept the moon pieces. Instead of becoming angry for disobeying him, he laughs hysterically and helps her remove it. He offers to let her carry the pieces of the moon until it is dark, and he will carry the pieces until it is full. I also thought it was interesting how the moon is portrayed a male and the sun as female where in most other myths and legends it is the opposite.
April 1, 2025
I LOVED this small collection of stories highlighting the character of native women across this continent.
April 11, 2017
Wonderful collection of various Native American tribe stories featuring women. I plan on buying this for my nieces and nephews.
November 8, 2022
I have not truly enjoyed a book from the first to last page in a while but this one did it for me! Each story was a delight and I truly enjoyed learning stories from individual tribes in different parts of northern (now modern day) America.
What really stood out is the variety of tribal affiliations here. So much of my reading has stemmed from groups like the Cherokee and Ojibwe, and although I love reading from any group, I was happy to get some insight into a wider variety. There are plenty of tribes I had not ever heard of before either. It’s just a very big variety and I enjoyed how it was sectioned off into four parts.
This collection also delivers what it promises, another look into indigenous women and their roles in society, all across the continent. It breaks boundaries and stereotypes, showing a variety of women. From caregivers to warriors, the brave to the cautious, the kind to the strongwilled. All different types of women and girls entering womanhood, going through various trials or perservering, learning lessons like we all do. What’s more is it shows how important women are to traditional native societies, and how our people were far more progressive than a lot of modern day societies.
My personal favorite was ‘The Girl and the Cheeno’ though I truly enjoyed each one. I love that this is rich in culture, that it highlights indigenous women, and that each story is interesting and told beautifully.
TW: mention of captive, burning, prisoner, death, illness, suicide, murder, hunger, neglect, child abuse, mention of child death, broken bones, self harm, mention of animal death.
Rep: Penobscot, Seneca, Passamaquoddy, Mohegan, Cherokee, Muskogee, Piankeshaw, Caddo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Diné, Apache, Lake Miwok, Cheyenne, Okanagan, and Alutiiq.
What really stood out is the variety of tribal affiliations here. So much of my reading has stemmed from groups like the Cherokee and Ojibwe, and although I love reading from any group, I was happy to get some insight into a wider variety. There are plenty of tribes I had not ever heard of before either. It’s just a very big variety and I enjoyed how it was sectioned off into four parts.
This collection also delivers what it promises, another look into indigenous women and their roles in society, all across the continent. It breaks boundaries and stereotypes, showing a variety of women. From caregivers to warriors, the brave to the cautious, the kind to the strongwilled. All different types of women and girls entering womanhood, going through various trials or perservering, learning lessons like we all do. What’s more is it shows how important women are to traditional native societies, and how our people were far more progressive than a lot of modern day societies.
My personal favorite was ‘The Girl and the Cheeno’ though I truly enjoyed each one. I love that this is rich in culture, that it highlights indigenous women, and that each story is interesting and told beautifully.
TW: mention of captive, burning, prisoner, death, illness, suicide, murder, hunger, neglect, child abuse, mention of child death, broken bones, self harm, mention of animal death.
Rep: Penobscot, Seneca, Passamaquoddy, Mohegan, Cherokee, Muskogee, Piankeshaw, Caddo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Diné, Apache, Lake Miwok, Cheyenne, Okanagan, and Alutiiq.
October 3, 2025
There is something so eye opening about reading the stories that would have been told to the children of whatever culture you're studying.
You truly become the student and the storytellers show you history and fantasy from their perspective.
In this collection of tales, featuring stories from The Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. All of the story comes from a young girl's perspective. Which felt so right. Women in native culture were respected as parts of their tribes as leaders, mothers,and girls. They had roles that we would imagine, like cooking, and cleaning. Other roles like being on councils that make decisions for their tribes or simply the mothers of children.
In this book many of the girls were in the beginning of the story having their first minstrel cycles. So, they were celebrated for the gift they were bringing to their whole tribe.
My Overall favorite story was “Where the girl Rescused her brother”
In this story a battle rages between The Cheyenne and the Lakota. “Old allies” as they describe it. A Young Woman named Buffalo Calf Road rides out to the battle with her brother and husband.
She is not here to fight only to support her brother and husband in battle. But as she watches her brother encircled by warriors from the other side, his horse is long gone. She swoops in with the speed of any loyal sister and lifts her brother out of danger. Another awesome display of respect follows. The Man from both sides of the battle let her pass. And all who past the land remember it as “Where The Girl saved her brother”
This book was a 4 star read. I didn’t always fall in love with the story or the characters. But I always fell into their world and gained a new view on the world of the natives.
You truly become the student and the storytellers show you history and fantasy from their perspective.
In this collection of tales, featuring stories from The Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. All of the story comes from a young girl's perspective. Which felt so right. Women in native culture were respected as parts of their tribes as leaders, mothers,and girls. They had roles that we would imagine, like cooking, and cleaning. Other roles like being on councils that make decisions for their tribes or simply the mothers of children.
In this book many of the girls were in the beginning of the story having their first minstrel cycles. So, they were celebrated for the gift they were bringing to their whole tribe.
My Overall favorite story was “Where the girl Rescused her brother”
In this story a battle rages between The Cheyenne and the Lakota. “Old allies” as they describe it. A Young Woman named Buffalo Calf Road rides out to the battle with her brother and husband.
She is not here to fight only to support her brother and husband in battle. But as she watches her brother encircled by warriors from the other side, his horse is long gone. She swoops in with the speed of any loyal sister and lifts her brother out of danger. Another awesome display of respect follows. The Man from both sides of the battle let her pass. And all who past the land remember it as “Where The Girl saved her brother”
This book was a 4 star read. I didn’t always fall in love with the story or the characters. But I always fell into their world and gained a new view on the world of the natives.
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October 16, 2022
The stories focus on girls and women in Native American tribes - their strengths, weaknesses, characteristics, and roles. Each story is connected regionally but has unique differences to them. While some are closer to fables with a clear moral at the end, others are closer to creation stories. And just as with any collection of stories, some were stronger and more compelling than others. Some of my favorites were Arrowhead Finger (Penobscot), The Abandoned Girl (Seneca), The Poor Turkey Girl (Santa Clara Pueblo), and Where the Girl Rescued Her Brother (Cheyenne).
While each story was short, between two to six pages long, the authors did a great job retelling many of the stories with descriptive language and enough detail that helps the readers to visualize the setting, characters, and events. However, the collection could benefit from an added map of North America to aid in pinpointing the location of each story because many stories emphasize the importance of the land. A map would be handy for readers unfamiliar with North American geography.
I appreciated the educational aspect of this collection as well. The stories are organized into four distinct sections: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. At the beginning of each section, the authors include background information on each region. I found this to be very helpful in understanding more about the Native American tribes. Still, I would have liked a more in-depth explanation of the regions to provide more historical context.
Overall, this collection is an excellent introduction to Native American stories and culture. It is an easy-to-read book with a wide range of stories that will capture the attention of many young readers.
While each story was short, between two to six pages long, the authors did a great job retelling many of the stories with descriptive language and enough detail that helps the readers to visualize the setting, characters, and events. However, the collection could benefit from an added map of North America to aid in pinpointing the location of each story because many stories emphasize the importance of the land. A map would be handy for readers unfamiliar with North American geography.
I appreciated the educational aspect of this collection as well. The stories are organized into four distinct sections: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. At the beginning of each section, the authors include background information on each region. I found this to be very helpful in understanding more about the Native American tribes. Still, I would have liked a more in-depth explanation of the regions to provide more historical context.
Overall, this collection is an excellent introduction to Native American stories and culture. It is an easy-to-read book with a wide range of stories that will capture the attention of many young readers.
June 16, 2022
The sixteen folktales from 16 different North American Native peoples, all concerning girls acquiring the wisdom of their people carry on an important tradition. These stories breathe, they inhabit spirit, and they teach what it means for a girl to be a woman of her people. They make mistakes of judgment but they learn; they exhibit bravery, shrewdness, compassion, and patience.
Conversely, the men can be duplicitous, garrulous, and vacant. In some of the stories, the men have honor (as in the title story), but in general, they tend to devour women. I left this book with a respect for women as beings who create life, literally, within and with their bodies--a sacred, dignified task entrusted to them by the Cosmos.
Conversely, the men can be duplicitous, garrulous, and vacant. In some of the stories, the men have honor (as in the title story), but in general, they tend to devour women. I left this book with a respect for women as beings who create life, literally, within and with their bodies--a sacred, dignified task entrusted to them by the Cosmos.
August 22, 2022
We wanted to read some Native America folktales with our daughter. There were so many to choose from! I have heard Gayle Ross speak, she is a gifted storyteller! We tried to read one chapter a night so that we could think about the story and characters independently.
It was a great book and I highly recommend it.
It was a great book and I highly recommend it.
April 26, 2018
Read it. I am trying to read myths from various cultures. I ran across this book of Native American stories featuring women, and I was sold. Liked it. I’d not read any of these stories before do a great success on that front.
October 31, 2018
Wonderful collection of simple tales about young Native American girls coming of age. I enjoyed it and gave it to my oldest granddaughter.
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June 29, 2019Nice book and i love this book
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November 14, 2019
Wonderful collection of stories! I loved the format of the book, and how the editors arranged it in a way that was best suited to the content and origins of the tales.
December 21, 2021
I've always liked learning about myths from other cultures
January 17, 2022
The Girl who married the moon
Lots of lessons to be learned. Wonderful stories to pass down to your children and grandchildren. I enjoyed it very much.
Lots of lessons to be learned. Wonderful stories to pass down to your children and grandchildren. I enjoyed it very much.
September 29, 2023
We read this as part of our history course this year. Very amusing stories with interesting insight into Native American culture. We enjoyed it!
October 29, 2023
EH, It was so hard to follower what was happening so I never really finished it.
December 28, 2009
As the book will tell you, movies, TV etc makes it look as if Native women were overworked, less then men and the usual unequal treatment women often encounter, but this is not true. Native women are treated with respect, treated as equals, they are often placed in high positions of power and Native American believe the greatest power is being able to create new life. This book has 16 stories about Native American women, some incredible women, some very wise women, some deeply in love and much more.
One of my favorite stories has to be Arrowhead Finger. It is the story of a young woman, who knew much about plants. She was taken captive by an enemy tribe and with the respect she gave to the plants, to nature, she was able to make it home safe.
Another story is Where The Girl Rescued Her Brother. It's about a woman who is very close to her brother. She rides one day to battle, as the women often did, with her husband and brother. She stays on the side to watch the battle and her brother is in danger. She rides her horse through all the fighting to save her brother.
Those are only a few stories in this amazing book. I think The Girl Who Married The Moon really shows the true side of Native women, how brave, wise and powerful they can be. These stories can really teach you a lot and I feel that I now know more about Native women, and just Native Americans in general.
One of my favorite stories has to be Arrowhead Finger. It is the story of a young woman, who knew much about plants. She was taken captive by an enemy tribe and with the respect she gave to the plants, to nature, she was able to make it home safe.
Another story is Where The Girl Rescued Her Brother. It's about a woman who is very close to her brother. She rides one day to battle, as the women often did, with her husband and brother. She stays on the side to watch the battle and her brother is in danger. She rides her horse through all the fighting to save her brother.
Those are only a few stories in this amazing book. I think The Girl Who Married The Moon really shows the true side of Native women, how brave, wise and powerful they can be. These stories can really teach you a lot and I feel that I now know more about Native women, and just Native Americans in general.
May 1, 2015
Bruchac, J. and Ross, G. (2006). The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America. Fulcrum Publishing.
Theme/Topic: Various stories of how girls become women from different tribes
Critique (comments, observations, questions):
I think this book is completely awesome because it gives different perspectives of diverse tribes all across the U.S. assist their young girls in becoming powerful, strong women for their nations and future generations. It’s important to learn about the different ways in which people thought about women and their duties, especially in how they respected them because today there is a high rate of domestic and sexual violence on women, particularly native women. And with these aspects of respecting and thinking about women, maybe there could be valuable lessons in how we should treat women equally and respectfully.
Various Teaching Ideas:
A teaching idea of this book is definitely through the multiculturalism it offers the students because there is so much diversity among the indigenous peoples here in the Americas. A teaching idea that can come from this book is having students reflect with their family or peers in what ceremonies their families or communities do to celebrate transitions in their life.
Theme/Topic: Various stories of how girls become women from different tribes
Critique (comments, observations, questions):
I think this book is completely awesome because it gives different perspectives of diverse tribes all across the U.S. assist their young girls in becoming powerful, strong women for their nations and future generations. It’s important to learn about the different ways in which people thought about women and their duties, especially in how they respected them because today there is a high rate of domestic and sexual violence on women, particularly native women. And with these aspects of respecting and thinking about women, maybe there could be valuable lessons in how we should treat women equally and respectfully.
Various Teaching Ideas:
A teaching idea of this book is definitely through the multiculturalism it offers the students because there is so much diversity among the indigenous peoples here in the Americas. A teaching idea that can come from this book is having students reflect with their family or peers in what ceremonies their families or communities do to celebrate transitions in their life.
August 24, 2016
I found this book via a group here on Goodreads. Most of my knowledge on Native American culture come from school history books and hollywood. Not the best resources. The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America is a collection of tales from the original Americans. Each tale is from a different tribe, and the stories are grouped by location.
Long story short, this was a great collection. What I found most fascinating was the level of respect many of these cultures had for women. Most of the folk tales I've read (mainly european) center around foolish women, or headstrong guys. A male is almost always the star in the story.
In this book, many tales feature women. Thought they're not always accepted as leaders of their tribes, it was fascinating to read the juxtaposition against European tales. The book was small, and the tales are short, but it'd make a great addition to any folk/fairy tale collection.
Long story short, this was a great collection. What I found most fascinating was the level of respect many of these cultures had for women. Most of the folk tales I've read (mainly european) center around foolish women, or headstrong guys. A male is almost always the star in the story.
In this book, many tales feature women. Thought they're not always accepted as leaders of their tribes, it was fascinating to read the juxtaposition against European tales. The book was small, and the tales are short, but it'd make a great addition to any folk/fairy tale collection.
April 30, 2015
This is a collection of Native American folktales that I would suggest children of all ages to read. The stories in this collection are centered around the empowerment of females in which protagonists are placed in situations that they must get themselves out of. This is contrary to the theme we see in many folktales and fairy tales from around the world where the woman is in trouble and relies on "Prince Charming" to save her. I gave this the highest rating because I think we should be showing this to more children to empower girls at a young age so that they may grow up to be strong women. These are the stories that we should be reading our children so that girls can know that they do not need a man to be successful and that they are okay to be independent and should not feel bad about doing so.
February 24, 2016
This was a book club selection at my office. When I was young, middle school through high school, I was very interested in, & studied on my own, both folklore and Native American culture, so it was kind of a flashback for me to read these tales. The stories are grouped by geography, with a little introduction before each part of North America, and all center on strong young women realizing their power. The book points out that women had/have an equally important role in Native American culture, with often even stronger powers. I liked this anthology and would have even enjoyed reading more commentary and analysis by the editor. For some reason it has been placed in young adult, but this is an all ages book, as it is made up of folklore stories.
January 21, 2017
'Girl' in the title of this book says a lot about the theme of the stories in it. Almost all of them have a female protagonist and that's what makes this collection of tales unique and delightful. The stories convey the important roles that women play in Native American cultures and the respect that they command.
August 6, 2013
A lovely, lovely little read that will keep you coming back for a warm snuggle and a story. I've had this book since I was small, and it's kept me company for a long time, read and re-read. I love to just open this book to a random story, and be read to...even now!
All of these stories are deep coming-of-age experiences that, despite the strange and wonderful things surrounding them, we find we can easily relate to. They will help your little girl or boy grow into a strong young man or woman- and remind you what it took to get there!
All of these stories are deep coming-of-age experiences that, despite the strange and wonderful things surrounding them, we find we can easily relate to. They will help your little girl or boy grow into a strong young man or woman- and remind you what it took to get there!
July 19, 2014
A collection of feminine coming-of-age stories from Native American tribes all across the country. It reminds me of one of the things I like most about Native spirituality: they are 100% accepting and appreciative of the fact that other people/cultures have different explanations for how/why things come to pass.
January 4, 2017
these native American fairy tales were delightful, sometimes dark and often full of adventure. These authentic stories came from various native American tribes and they all had strong, lead female characters. A great example of how much the Native people respected and honored women and a wonderful bed time story for anyone, from any culture and any age.
December 26, 2017
I'm always surprised by native american fairy tales. Girls are agents of their own fate and the stories reward them for being curious, using their smarts in a right way and becoming a wiser person. I find the setting, culture and traditions fascinating.
January 15, 2015
Sebab membaca dongeng dari semua sisi dunia ini adalah cita-cita saya. Dan buku ini memberi warna tersendiri, bercerita tentang banyak perempuan yang kuat dan penuh inisiatif. Perempuan mandiri dan.. hebat!
July 20, 2016
The stories were very interesting. I like that women are celebrated in these stories. The telling of the stories are a little clunky. I imagine that sitting around a campfire or in a circle while watching the story teller would give these stories the true vibrancy that they deserve.
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