Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

This a great story of coyote trickster. Illustration is colorful and detailed of desert life. Gave as gift for 3 yr old, well received.

I remember borrowing this book from the library multiple times when I was little. Seeing it on Amazon, I had to buy it to share with my son. I love the art style and the story of the coyote, who has a nose for trouble

McDermott has such a beautiful way of bringing these stories to life. I started with Raven and have been hooked ever since. My 4 month old loves the patterns and contrasting colors in each of his books. What's also great about them is that they are easy to memorize when you need to tell them a story and you don't have it with you.

Being an admirer of Coyotes since my childhood in Kansas, and with my farmer-philosopher father noting their beneficial role in controlling jack rabbit populations, and loving their calls in the evening from three corners in my square-mile world--timberwolves managed the fourth corner--I simply have high regard for prairie coyotes slight-ness and voices. Accused of all sorts of mayhem, I suspect were not of their doing. No wonder the native Americans honored their survival skills amid their bigger brothers.

My children love this tale of Coyote and how he got his current colors. They have fun reading about the games the crows play with him, and looking at the fun art, which is clearly McDermott art and yet still distinctive to this particular story. No two McDermott books feel alike, which is part of the charm.

I love reading these to my nieces, great illustrations and they love them.

This is a fun tale about what happens when being boastful and ultimately how Coyote got his 'colors'. Anyone who has seem Road Runner and Coyote cartoons will be able to relate to Coyote’s antics and ambition.

This fun tale was a great addition to my collection of folktales. My students loved the story and colorful illustrations.

Niece liked it, I have not read it.