Begay, Shonto. MA'II AND COUSIN HORNED TOAD:
A Traditional Navajo Story. Greedy Ma'ii (Coyote) is up to his old tricks, but hardworking Horned Toad cleverly outwits him.

Belting, Natalia M. MOON WAS TIRED OF WALKING ON AIR.
How was night made? Why are rainbows bent? Collected from indigenous South American peoples, these origin tales answer puzzling questions.

Bierhorst, John. THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY:
The Iroquois Story of Creation. When the sky woman falls from a hole in the sky, she creates the earth, the sun, and the stars.

Browne, Vee. MONSTER BIRDS:
A Navajo Folktale. Monster Slayer and Child Born of Water, courageous twin boys, fight the Monster Birds that are terrorizing their village.

Bruchac, Joseph. THE FIRST STRAWBERRIES:
A Cherokee Story. How strawberries came into the world.

Bruchac, Joseph. THE GREAT BALL GAME:
A Muskogee Story. Is it better to have teeth or wings? The Birds and the Animals have a great contest to settle their quarrel.

Cohen, Caron Lee. THE MUD PONY.
A young boy lost on the plains is helped by his clay pony who magically comes to life.

Cohlene, Terri. CLAMSHELL BOY:
A Makah Legend. Clamshell Boy outsmarts the wicked Basket Woman and rescues three Makah children she has captured.

Cohlene, Terri. LITTLE FIREFLY: AN ALGONQUIAN LEGEND.
In this tale, Little Firefly dreams of becoming the wife of the great hunter called The Invisible One.

Cruz, Alejandro. THE WOMAN WHO OUTSHONE THE SUN.
The haunting Zapotee tale of Lucia Zenteno, so beautiful that a river falls in love with her, comes to life in English and Spanish text.

DePaola, Tomie. THE LEGEND OF THE INDIAN PAINTBRUSH.
One small boy, unable to run, ride, or shoot bows as well as other children, finds his own special gift.

Esbensen, Barbara. THE GREAT BUFFALO RACE:
How the Buffalo Got Its Hump. When the rains don't come, Old Buffalo and Young Buffalo race to reach the far-off place where the grass is green.

Goble, Paul. IKTOMI AND THE DUCKS:
A Plains Indian Story. Iktomi's sneaky ploy to catch some ducks comes to a hilarious end when the trickster is fooled by Coyote.

Goble, Paul. LOVE FLUTE.
When a shy young man is given a magical carved flute, his wonderful songs are noticed by the girl he loves.

Ishi. ISHI'S TALE OF LIZARD.
Lizard bravely fights a brown bear and rescues his friend, Long-Tailed Lizard, from the bear's belly.

Manitonquat. CHILDREN OF THE MORNING LIGHT:
Wampanoag Tales. The New England Wampanoag myths interpret the natural world with humor and reverence.

Martin, Rafe. THE BOY WHO LIVED WITH THE SEALS.
This Chinook legend tells of a lost boy who finds a new home in the undersea wold of the seals.

McDermott, Gerald. RAVEN:
A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. Raven steals the sun from thge Sky-Chief's lodge and places it in the sky to light up the world.

Norman, Howard. HOW GLOOSKAP OUTWITS THE ICE GIANTS AND OTHER TALES OF THE MARITIME INDIANS.
Here are six tales of monsters and magic featuring Glooskap, the heroic giant of maritime legends.

Rodanas, Kristina. DRAGONFLY'S TALE.
When greed and wastefulnes cause a great famine in a Zuni village, a special toy dragonfly helps two children find food.

Rohmer, Harriet. THE INVISIBLE HUNTERS/LOS CAZADORES INVISIBLES.
In Spanish and English, this Miskito legend tells of three hunters who are punished for betraying their people.

Ross, Gayle and Joseph Bruchac. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED THE MOON:
Stories from Native North America. Stories of strong heroines, wise women, and kind-hearted granddaughters are collected here from sixteen Indian nations.

San Souci, Robert D. SOOTFACE: AN OJIBWA CINDERELLA STORY.
Poor Sootface is beaten and teased by her sisters, but her good heart wins her a new family.

Steptoe, John. THE STORY OF JUMPING MOUSE.
Jumping Mouse journeys to the "far-off land" where he is rewarded for his kindness to other creatures.

Stevens, Janet. COYOTE STEALS THE BLANKET: A UTE TALE.
Coyote steals a beautiful blanket he finds in the desert and discovers an enormous rock is chasing him!

Taylor, C.J. THE SECRET OF THE WHITE BUFFALO:
An Oglala Legend. White Buffalo Woman introduces the peace pipe to a village troubled by fighting.

Van Laan, Nancy. RAINBOW CROW:
A Lenape Tale. Crow must bargain with the Great Sky Spirit when a heavy snowfall threatens to bury his animal friends.

Whitehorne, Baje. SUNPAINTERS:
Eclipse of the Navajo Sun. Kii's grandfather explains to him the meaning of the Na'ach'aahii, the Sunpainters who bring color back to the world after an eclipse.

Yellow Robe, Rosebud. TONWEYA AND THE EAGLES AND OTHER LAKOTA INDIAN TALES.
Tonweya befriends two eaglets, White Fox the trickster gets into trouble, and the evil Double Face is foiled in these traditional tales.