Synopses & Reviews
A dramatic retelling of a Comanche legend of how Texas became known as the blue bonnet state.
"Come every spring
the bluebonnets cling
to prairies the showers renew.
Come, gather near,
settle down, and youll hear
of how the first bluebonnets grew."
This beautiful Comanche legend of how a young girl sacrifices her most precious possession, even as the bravest men refuse, to save her land and people from a terrible drought, is retold here in dramatic verse and striking full-color paintings.
Review
"Lind presents a colorful retelling of the Comanche legend that explains why bluebonnets grow in Texas." Booklist
Review
"Kiesler's impressionistic acrylic illustrations are full of light and color." School Library Journal
About the Author
Michael Lind is the highly regarded author of many books for adults, including
The Alamo: An Epic, which the
Los Angeles Times named as one of the Best Books of 1997. Formerly the Washington editor at
Harper’s magazine and a staff writer at
The New Yorker, he is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. A native of Texas, Mr. Lind currently lives in Washington, D.C. This is his first book for children.
Kate Kiesler is the illustrator of a number of highly praised books for children, including Taiko on a Windy Night, written by Sally Derby. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she worked as an assistant to the noted illustrator Barry Moser before beginning her own career in children’s books. Ms. Kiesler now lives in Colorado.