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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

by Joseph Bruchac Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS

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A folktale about a boast and its consequences

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A folktale about a boast and its consequences

In this picture-book retelling of a Native American folktale, Bear claims he can stop the sun from rising, and Brown Squirrel challenges him to prove it. Their night of waiting settles the claim, but Brown Squirrel’s response leads to the tale’s explanation of how the chipmunk got its stripes and name. The story brings together a contest of words, the natural cycle of night and sunrise, and an origin tale about an animal’s markings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for children ages 4–8 exploring folktales and animal stories.
  • Suitable for family or classroom reading about origin tales and the natural world.

Themes

Boasting and being proved wrongTeasing and consequencesAnimal origin taleNight and sunrise

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Book overview

Bear brags that he can do anything-even stop the sun from rising. Brown Squirrel doesn't believe him, so the two wait all night to see if the sun will rise. Sure enough, the sky reddens and the sun appears. Brown Squirrel is so happy to be right that he teases Bear. What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward . . . Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale.

Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.
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