A little more
Retellings of Folklore, Myth, and Magic Collection
Curious and imaginative, Diana is misunderstood by everyone in the village, including her parents. Diana has a talent for drawing, especially maps, but mapmaking isn’t a skill meant for girls. The elders in the village expect Diana to care for toddlers and scoff at her dreams of “something more.”
One full-moon night, Diana is shocked—and thrilled—to hear the moon talking to her. The moon requests Diana’s help with a significant task. The moon’s friend has lost his way home, and Diana is the only one who can assist him.
Before Diana fully understands this task, a mysterious and frightening creature breaks into all the corn storehouses in the village and eats pounds of corn. When this creature reveals himself as a great spirit dog and the moon’s lost friend, Diana must save him before the village kills him. Diana uses her imagination, mapmaking skills, and kindness to find the way home for the great spirit dog, who lights the skies for all eternity on his race to freedom.
This retelling of the Cherokee story about how the stars were born in the Milky Way galaxy is great for readers who enjoy folktales, fairy tales, and mystical stories about the world. Perfect for middle grade and older.