The Legend of the Bluebonnet

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]