This multicultural book is about a young boy named Little Gopher. Little Gopher isn't like the other boys in his tribe- he is different. He just wasn't fit to be a warrior like the other boys. Little Gopher was good at making toy warriors from leather and wood. He loved to decorate smooth stones with the juices from berries he would find. A wise man in the tribe told Little Gopher that his path would be different from the other boys, but he would always be remembered. This book follows the journey of a boy who is remembered by his People, but not by the name Little Gopher- but He-Who-Brought-the-Sunset-to-the-Earth.
This would be a great book to talk about Native Americans in the classroom. It is also a book you could read at the beginning of the year. Our students aren't always going to be good at the same things- they all have different, wonderful talents. When reading this, we should make aware to our students that although Little Gopher wasn't going to be a warrior like the others, he was still talented in a different way.
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