COYOTE GOES WALKING

by Tom--Adapt. & Illus. Pohrt ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 12, 1995

In his first solo, Pohrt (Bruce Donehower's Miko, Little Hunter of the North, 1990, etc.) paints exquisite pictures, but the four stories he adapts don't quite add up to a complete portrait of the mythic figure of Native American legend. The introduction emphasizes Coyote's trickster nature; the tales portray him more as a victim of his own mischief. In episode one, he acts like a god, creating people out of mud. He quickly descends in stature, attempting to crash a party of mice inside an elk skull, which winds up on his head. Then he tries to mimic a woodpecker with disastrous results. The final episode shows him learning a lesson at the hands of a buffalo ghost. The stories are too meager to satisfy, but there's a nice verve in the telling, and the perfectly rendered animals are a joy to behold.

Pub Date: Oct. 12, 1995

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: "Farrar, Straus & Giroux"

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1995

Categories: CHILDREN'S