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Raven and the Tide Lady

A Tlingit Raven tale adapted from traditional Alaskan Native Tlingit storytellers and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade in which trickster Raven is also a hero when he confronts the little old lady who controls the tide because she is keeping the water high, making it impossible for Raven and other creatures to gather food. Harassing her with a spiny sea urchin to comply in lowering the tide, Raven tells the tide lady that from this day forward, the tide will regularly rise and fall. Lovely images full of watery swirls accompany the story. ©2019 Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Illustrated by Michaela Goade

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-8
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Birds (Fiction) First/Native Nations Folk and Fairy Tales Tlingit People
Diversity subject: Indigenous

Publisher: Sealaska Heritage
Publish Year: 2018
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781946019233

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 398 Raven

Raven and the Tide Lady