Category: Picture book
Grade: K - 4
Author: Tommie dePaola
Illustrator: Tommie dePaola
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Date: 1988
Pages: 32
Summary:
Following in the footsteps of Legend of the Bluebonnet, this story tells of Little Gopher. Both the shaman and his dream vision assure him that he is not to be a warrior. Instead he will make his mark upon the People by painting their histories and their great dream visions. The Spirits promise too that one day he will paint a picture “as pure as the colors in the evening sky.” When Little Gopher is faithful to his path, the Spirits fulfill the prophecy – brushes full of brilliant color grow from the ground to allow him to paint the sunset. The discarded brushes take root in the soil and become the well-known wildflower, the Indian Paintbrush.
Review:
DePaola’s tales are always respectfully told, beautifully illustrated and entirely memorable. Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is no disappointment.
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