Coyote


A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

Told and Illustrated by 
Gerald McDermott

Harcourt

Coyote follows his nose.
He has a nose for trouble.
He always finds it.

Coyote finds trouble wherever he goes.  Now he wants to sing, dance, and fly like the crows.  The crows agree to teach him, but soon tire of his foolish boasting.  They decide to teach the great trickster a lesson.

Drawing boldly from Zuni folklore and southwestern design, Gerald McDermott masterfully evokes the power of myth through simple language and stunning art.  Open sky, tabletop mesas, sagebrush, and cactus are the landscape for the foolish adventures of this most beloved of Native American tricksters.

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