The Legend of the Bluebonnet
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Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas. This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tells the story of how the bluebonnet came to be. Tomie dePaola's powerful retelling and his magnificent full-color paintings perfectly capture the Comanche People, the Texas hills, and the spirit of She-Who-Is-Alone, a little girl who made a sacrifice to save her tribe.
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This morning while reading Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin, we finished reading the A-Leafing chapter where Benjamin paints with his Native friends. It was perfect timing to pull out these folklore Indians of North America books. Bittersweet to remember the recently deceased Tomie dePaola as we talked about the Indian Paintbrush and Texas Bluebonnet. We finished it up with a similar but newer tale of strawberries.[bc:The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush 571349 The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Tomie dePaola https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348026500l/571349.SX50.jpg 952389][bc:The Legend of the Bluebonnet 253000 The Legend of the Bluebonnet Tomie dePaola https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385102761l/253000.SX50.jpg 1390876][bc:The First Strawberries 937381 The First Strawberries Joseph Bruchac https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348110589l/937381.SX50.jpg 922359]
