A review by revellee
Trickster: Native American Tales by Matt Dembicki

5.0

I read these stories to my kids (5 and 7) at bedtime. They absolutely loved this collection. It got them through their bedtime routine and in bed on time so they could be ready for the next Trickster story. My 7 year old reread them to my younger kid after lights out with a flashlight. I’m not sure what about these stories captured them so completely compared to the many other stories we’ve read. Maybe because some of them are so bizarre? Maybe because some of them aren’t the typical morality stories kids get (the trickster comes out on top through less than savory means in a few of these stories). Maybe because some stories are origins for animals or geographical landmarks? Maybe because the artwork is different for each story? I don’t know how to capture in words the experience we had reading these out loud together but because it was so positive and it got us all excited and talking about the stories long afterwards, this gets a five star rating from me.