NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK FROM PAINTED PONY: A few months ago I wrote about John Washakie’s book, Yuse: The Bully & the Bear, published by Painted Pony, Inc., a Wind River Indian Reservation-based company. Its second children’s book is now out. Crazy Man and the Plums is by Arapaho tribal member William C’Hair. A Painted Pony news release says that the book will be distributed by Books West out of Boulder, Colo., and is being stocked at some Barnes & Noble locations (although I suggest you ask for it at your local independent bookstore). The company will publish three more books this fall. All are traditional American Indian stories told by Shoshone and Arapaho tribal members. The Wyoming Dept. of Education will distribute a copy of each book to students in some grade levels.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 7:01 PM