"But the footprints will always be there

Indian autobiographies

Beautifully rendered and deeply affecting

poet Gwen Nell Westerman builds a world in words that reflects the past

the glacier returns to its source

Raven, Rabbit, Deer Choctaw "But the footprints will alwaysIn an intergenerational winters story full of quiet wonder, a little boy takes his grandfather for a walk down a forest trail. The boy shows Grandpa how to jump in the snow and how to make it splash into the creek. Grandpa shows the boy rabbit tracks and deer hiding among the trees. They greet their animal neighbors by name: Raven, Rabbit, Deer, Sparrow. Back home, the little boy sets the table with cookies while Grandpa pours the milk. It has been a