As a spoiled and comic infant, Raven demands and gets the shiny ball that the gods have hidden away. To get inside, Raven pulls a shape-shifting trick that allows him to be born to the god's daughter. Raven feels sorry for the people living in the gloomy cold, so he flies to the house of the Sky Chief in search of light and warmth. McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale."-The New York Times Book Review, Grade 1 Up- All the world is in darkness at the beginning of this traditional tale from the Indian cultures of the Pacific Northwest. McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale."- The New York Times Book Review, star "Amusing and well-conceived."-School Library Journal(starred review) star "Elegant.masterfully executed."-Publishers Weekly(starred review) "Mr. McDermott adds to the folktale bookshelf a work in the grand tradition." Ages 4-8., star "Amusing and well-conceived."- School Library Journal (starred review) star "Elegant.masterfully executed."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Mr. McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale."-The New York Times Book Review -, In a starred review, PW called McDermott's retelling of a Native American tale describing the birth of the sun "crisply elegant. ![]() ![]() ![]() McDermott is not only a picture-book artist of the first rank, but also one of our most gifted retellers of myth and folk tale.- The New York Times Book Review, star "Amusing and well-conceived."-School Library Journal (starred review) star "Elegant.masterfully executed."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Mr. "A fast-paced, heartwarming adventure." Kirkus Reviews "Those who look to fantasy for well-imagined situations and settings will find an ample supply in this one." Booklist, ALA, star Amusing and well-conceived.- School Library Journal (starred review) star Elegant.masterfully executed.- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Mr.
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