“And every Spring, the People danced and sang the praises of Little Gopher who had painted for the people.“
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush | 
“And every Spring, the People danced and sang the praises of Little Gopher who had painted for the people.“
I would use this book to talk about ancient, oral storytelling, culture, and to emphasize the main lesson of embracing your talents within and purpose of life. I would have a discussion with students about how we are all unique and can be made to do many amazing, yet different, things and that staying true to yourself and your passions is so important.
pick“The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is a great example of a folktale in traditional literature. This book is considered a folktale because it told based off of oral tradition with no known author, had a common/happy ending, contained magical elements, contained a narrative (told a story), and can be used to teach a lesson. The lesson of this book is about being able to recognize and follow your talents and purpose in life, seeing them as unique.
“Because you have been faithful to the people and true to your gift.”
This story is so cute and inspiring! Definitely using in my future classroom.
pickThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie DePaola, 1988. Traditional Literature, This retell has great illustrations! They are very captivating and make the audience feel what Little Gopher is feeling. This book is very relatable for children as they may too have their own insecurities but the book also allows for children to reach within themselves and find and express their own talents!
“... he carried a brush made of fine animal hairs and pots of paints.”
I enjoyed the illustrations presented throughout the book. They were so colorful and captured the beauty of nature and the Indian work.
pickThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola published in 1988 is a great story. dePaola captured the culture of Native Americans. I believe it needs to be in my classroom.
pickThis is a folktale inside traditional literature stories. It contains morals of how we should embrace of individualities and talents we hold. For this reason, it might be better for older kids because it contains a higher understanding that younger ones might not get right away. It also relates back to the idea of realistic views of how things were in history, but with an embroidered twist talking about how a sunrise was made!
This is a cute story telling us its okay to be different. It relates well to kids and tells a story from a different cultural aspect than we're used to seeing in books!
pickThis book was/is beautiful(pub.1988). The illustrations are simple, but highlight so much color throughout. I have never heard of this story, but think that it should be included into classrooms. It is not only a great read but also has a great lesson within the story.
“...the hill was ablaze with color, for the brushes had taken root in the earth and multiplied into plants or brilliant reds, oranges and yellows.“ Great descriptive language.
I am home from Houston but not before stopping to see my mom and dad on the way and picking these Indian paintbrushes from their yard where wildflowers reign supreme. Spring flowers in Texas are the absolute best!!
pickThe Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is a picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. This book would suit RA, IR, and S. This picture book tells an old Native American folk legend of a young Native American boy named Little Gopher who represents his “dream visions” of the earth through his colorful artwork. In the class this book would be a great resource to expose students to traditional literature and folktales. #ucflae3414f17
pickThis TL story would be a nice and easy read aloud or story telling book. It tells the tale of how the Indian Paintbrush flowers got their name from a young man named Little Gopher who brought the colors of the sunset to the earth so that he could paint it- and therefore memorialize it- on white buckskin. It covers UDL 3.3 and ESOL 16, (possibly 24 depending on your class), 34, and 46.
You guys! I somehow ended up on goodreads and that led me to Amazon, so now I've managed to purchase 2 📚 for my stepson and a book and a puzzle for me. 😔 I have a serious problem...and I still haven't finished my homework. On the bright side, they are good diverse book. 😅
