(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mercedes McDonald. This graceful volume should supplant Oh, the Places You'll Go! as the inspirational picture book for people into that sort of thing. Harjo's poem begins with a daughter's birth surrounded by loving relatives. It then acknowledges life's vicissitudes and dispenses advice: "Bury what needs to be buried. / Laugh easily at yourself..." McDonald's vibrant, dreamlike illustrations are rich in Native American imagery.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Michael Lacapa. In a time of prolonged drought, two brothers are dispatched across perilous terrain to seek help from the spirits of rain and snow. While not folkloric in origin, the story and pictures are suggestive of the Native American Southwest. The story is presented in both English and Keres, the language of the Acoma people; a Spanish version is appended.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2005