Nancy Van Laan Books
Shingebiss
Shingebiss the duck bravely challenges the Winter Maker and manages to find enough food to survive a long, harsh winter.
Read MoreBuffalo dance
A retelling of the Blackfoot legend about the ritual performed before the buffalo hunt.
Read MoreRainbow crow
When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.
Read MoreThe Magic Bean Tree: A Legend from Argentina
A young Quechuan boy sets out on his own to bring the rains back to his parched homeland and is rewarded by a gift of carob beans that come to be prized across Argentina.
Read MoreMoose Tales
Moose takes a walk, then a nap under a tree that Beaver is gnawing, and finally, they both join their friends in making a practically perfect snow creature.
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