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| The Stone Canoe and Other Stories by John L. Peyton author and illustrator 1989. 6x9", 151 pages 41 b&w illustrations Hardcover $24.95 (0-939923-06-8) Softcover $14.95 (0-939923-07-6) |
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The Stone Canoe is a collection of stories that Peyton – as a young man, early in the 20th century – heard among the Ojibway Indians. In this book the now deceased talented storyteller and artist told and illustrated these Native American stories of mirth, sadness, and survival from the Northwoods in an evocative, engaging, and acclaimed style.
The Stone Canoe will be appreciated by readers interested in myths and legends of Native Americans generally and, almost certainly, it will become a "must have" title on the bookshelves of readers interested in the Northwoods experience. The Stone Canoe won the 1991 Minnesota Book Award.
ABOUT THE AUTHORThe late John L. Peyton, a native of Proctor, Minnesota, had extensive contact with the Ojibway Indians early in the 20th century. He remains well known in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin as an artist who specialized in the northern forest: its wildlife, people, places, and events. REVIEWS
"The Stone Canoe now preserves the long-remembered achievements and laws of survival in text. Peyton’s pen-and-ink illustrations depict the elaborate pantomime creations storytellers brought to their unique legends." (English Journal, April 1991)
"An intriguing package of North American Indian stories and legends. . . . A fascinating collection of haunting and evocative drawings." (Lake Superior Magazine, December 1989)
"The Stone Canoe and other stories is entertaining and riveting. . . . Grandma Wadikwn [Peyton’s informant] should be proud." The Circle, September 1989)
Other Ojibway titles:
The Birch: Bright Tree of Life and Legend