Johnny's Pheasant

An encounter with a pheasant (that may or may not be sleeping) takes a surprising turn in this sweetly serious and funny story of a Native American boy and his grandma

"Pull over, Grandma Hurry " Johnny says. Grandma does, and Johnny runs to show her what he spotted near the ditch: a sleeping pheasant. What Grandma sees is a small feathery hump. When Johnny wants to take it home, Grandma tries to tell him that the pheasant might have been hit by a car. But maybe she could use the feathers for her craftwork? So home with Grandma and Johnny the pheasant goes . . .

It's hard to say who is most surprised at what happens next--Grandma, Johnny, or the pheasant. But no one will be more delighted than the reader at this lesson about patience and kindness and respect for nature, imparted by Grandma's gentle humor, Johnny's happy hooting, and all the quiet wisdom found in Cheryl Minnema's stories of Native life and Julie Flett's remarkably evocative and beautiful illustrations.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 11/01/2019
ISBN: 9781517905019
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.70h x 9.70w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2019
School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 71
Shelf Awareness 12/10/2019
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 74