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  • Bibliography:
    38 Books
  • First Book:
    August 1972
  • Latest Book:
    June 2015
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Book List in Order: 38 titles




  • """A story of an Indian girl who feels such a kinship with the wild horses grazing near her village that she eventually becomes one of them. Elaborate double-page spreads burst with life, revealing details of flowers, insects, animals and birds. Both...



  • 'Sacred Dog' is a Native American name for the horse; in the story and illustrations here, Goble captures the mixture of familiarity and reverence in the tribal attitude toward this essential animal. . . . The pictures dramatically render both nature...



  • A young hunter draws his bow against a buffalo cow drinking from a stream. Before he can loose his arrow, there is no buffalo -- instead, there stands a beautiful young woman, whom he knows he must marry. The hunter's people shun the Buffalo Woman, a...






  • Iktomi, the Plains Indian trickster, interrupts a powwow of the Mouse People and gets his head stuck in a buffalo skull. Asides and questions printed in italics may be addressed by the storyteller to listeners, encouraging them to make their own rema...



  • Long ago, when the world was still quite new, buffaloes used to eat people. It is true? The hair on their chins is hair of the people they use to eat...It is Terrible to think about those times... But the Creator saw the people's distress and decreed...







  • Star Boy was the son of Morning Star and an earthly bride. He was banished from the Sky World for this mother's disobedience and bore a mysterious scar on his face, the symbol of the Sun's disapproval. As Star Boy grew, he came to love the chief's da...






  • The Iron Horse was coming...Thundering and panting and breathing black smoke, it was a fearsome thing. The Cheyenne people had never seen a steam locomotive before, and it terrified them. Would it come right over the hill, into their camp, just as th...



  • A traditional Blackfoot Indian tale about the creation of the Pleiades, the Bunched Stars, warns of the dangers of neglecting children. By the Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator of The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. ...



  • When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven brothers she has not yet met, her parents believe that unseen powers have spoken to her.

    The girl knows she must travel to the north country to find t...



  • An exquisite blending of folklore, full-color artwork, and the prayers and traditions of the Plains Indians chronicles the spiritual journey of an old woman from death to a reunion with friends and loved ones who had died before. Reprint....



  • Iktomi the trickster tries to fool a buzzard into carrying him across the river on the buzzard's back. Asides printed in italics may be used by the storyteller to encourage listeners to make their own remarks about the action, as in traditional Iktom...



  • Stunning full-color portraits of the wildlife and landscapes of the Great Plains complement a dramatic retelling of a Lakota tale of treachery and adventure. By the Caldecott Medalist for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. ...










  • """This revised edition of (the) 1972 picture book, The Friendly Wolf, looks and reads better than the original"". -- Booklist

    Lost and afraid, two young children seek shelter in a wolf's cave. There they meet a kindly wolf who leads them home. Bas...



  • In love with a beautiful girl, but too shy to tell her, a young man leaves his camp in frustration. One night he receives mystical visitors who offer him a special gift -- a love flute. A gift from the birds and animals, its tells the girl of his lov...







  • A breathtaking collection of three complete classics--Her Seven Brothers, The Gift of the Sacred Dog, and The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses--displays the author's brilliant artwork and his passion for the Native American Landscape and ri...





  • The Legend of White Buffalo Woman tells the inspiring story of the first peace pipe, presented to the Lakota people to connect them to the Great Spirit, who will guide them through the hardships of life....




  • From the first brilliant rush of horses to the triumphant sight of beautiful bays, chestnuts, shiny blacks, whites, grays, and paints galloping across the pages, Paul Goble's very special book will delight all who love horses and all who love stor...






  • Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians. His intimate knowledge of their world transports ...



  • This beautifully illustrated Plains Indian Creation story celebrates a new Earth after the flood and narrates the making of the buffaloes, mountains, plants, colorful horses and Thunderbirds among others. Weaving together the legends of the Plains In...



  • Beautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Boy and His Mud Horses features a collection of 27 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota. Also includes a forew...



  • Beautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Woman Who Lived with Wolves features a collection of 26 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota. These include Th...



  • "The stories in this volume are condensed by Paul Goble from the following titles originally published by Orchard Books: Ikotomi and the Boulder (1988), Ikotomi and the Berries (1989), Ikotomi and the Ducks (1990), Ikoyomi and the Buffalo Skull (1991...



  • In this beautifully illustrated book by award-winning author Paul Goble, readers can discover the fascinating story of how horses first appeared to the tribes of the American Plains. In his final collection of “stories from the tipi,”...



  • On the morning of June 25, 1876, a force of 700 men from the 7th US Calvary led by General George Armstrong Custer attacked an Indian encampment on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. Unbeknownst to Custer, he faced the combined...



  • For the tribes of the American plains in the Buffalo Days of the pre-reservation life, horse raiding was a chance for men to show their courage and bravery in battle. “No man can help another to be brave,” says grandfather to fourteen...



  • "We are brave and ready to fight for our lands…. I will go now and I will fight you. As long as I live, I will fight you for the last hunting grounds of my people," said Red Cloud, war chief of the Oglala Lakota, to Colonel Carrington. ...


Award-Winning Books by Paul Goble

The Earth Made New: Plains Indian Stories of Creation
2009 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) -- Children-Y/A Fiction
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
1979 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book
Horse Raid
2015 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) -- Total Book Design
The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs: & Other Stories from Tipi
2013 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) -- Children's Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Paul Goble has published 38 books.

Paul Goble does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Red Cloud's War, was published in June 2015.

The first book by Paul Goble, Brave Eagle's Account of the Fetterman Fight, was published in August 1972.

No. Paul Goble does not write books in series.