S. J. Tucker

Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for Kids @ TeensReadToo.com

In the early days of the world, Trickster walked the earth in search of an animal that would represent him. His goal was to teach lessons to humanity without being too scary, and the perfect animal totem would have to serve the same purpose.

Some of the animals he interviews are far too scary, and the rest are not quite right. Suddenly, he comes across a humble group--the coyote, telling funny stories; the raven, who watches the sun; the show more crow, who sings without caring what people think of him; and the rabbit, who watches everything wide-eyed and alert.

When the Trickster declares that these animals will be his totems, the rabbit objects, saying that they are the least of all the creatures. But, to the Trickster, it is this quality that he finds most endearing.

Told in a spritely rhyme and with brightly colored illustrations that border on the surreal, this story teaches the important lesson that being big and bad isn't what it's all about. The smallest and most unassuming creatures can make the biggest difference in the world, just by doing what they do best. show less

This is a 'chapbook' containing the lyrics to all the songs from S.J. Tucker's album, Haphazard, along with 'liner notes'.

This is a 'chapbook' containing the lyrics to all the songs from S.J. Tucker's album, Tangles, along with 'liner notes'.

This is a 'chapbook' containing the lyrics to all the songs from S.J. Tucker's album, Sirens, along with 'liner notes'.