My Father Once Told Me by Blas Telleria Genre: Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9798218417253 Print Length: 54 pages Reviewed by Joe Walters Not often do I encounter kids' books quite as beautiful as this one. I don't wa… Read on blog or Reader Independent Book Review Read on blog or Reader STARRED Book Review: My Father Once Told Me By IndieBookView on June 25, 2024 My Father Once Told Me by Blas Telleria Genre: Children's Picture Book ISBN: 9798218417253 Print Length: 54 pages Reviewed by Joe Walters Not often do I encounter kids' books quite as beautiful as this one. I don't want to exaggerate; don't want to overdo it, make you think I'm being untrue for the sake of hyperbole. I just really want you and your kids to read this book.  It's a creation story that's passed down from father to son about how the Great Spirit reached into the nothing of the universe and turned it into a Something. A big blue ball that his children—the animals of the sky—are enamored of. Oh, please, please, can we go in? Salmon and Whale are the first to dive into the unknown blue. They are followed by Eagle and Crow taking to the skies, Tortoise and Turtle carrying mud on their backs from the ocean to build land to stand on. Moose, Water Snake, Wolf, beyond—the animals play and form the land in ways that are natural to them. Who else but Water Snake would form the rivers; who else but Beaver would create lakes and waterfalls? But they'll all need the night to rest. Continue reading Comment

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