Picture Puffin Books: The First Strawberries (Hardcover)

from rebecca401

This Cherokee folktale tells the story of the first man and woman who quarrel over cooking dinner. The sun intervenes to help them. They eventually reconcile and share sweet strawberries together. Strawberries have since become a Cherokee reminder to be kind to one another.

from AbigailAdams26

If you've ever wondered just how strawberries first came into the world, then look no further. In this gentle retelling of a Cherokee folktale, the sun resolves a quarrel between husband and wife by creating a series of delicious berries, culminating with a lovely fruit that looks like red fire i...

from SylviaSmile

A beautiful Cherokee folktale is retold by Joseph Bruchac, but the illustrations by Anna Vojtech really bring it to life. It discusses the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation and is generally positive about the power of love. The Creation story at the beginning is a little confusing, how...

from dahabdabbler

What a beautiful story! I enjoy reading tales of this sort and I thought the message in this story was simple, yet important. The illustrations were lovely; she did show facial variations, and I enjoyed the soft colors used. I thought this story illustrated the native belief in the importance of ...

from irisdovie

This book has beautiful illustrations and I enjoyed the tale of how strawberries came into existence. This story is more for pre-schoolers. I would use this book in a storytime setting at a public library.