Image Description: Front cover of The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs showing colorful horses and a storyteller beneath leafy branches.

 

About The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs: The traditional Plains Indian story of how horses—called “elk‑dogs”—first came to the tribes. Through the tale of a wise Blackfoot man who dreams of powerful animals and journeys to bring them home, the book introduces readers to the origins of horses on the Plains and the deep cultural meaning they held. This collection includes 23 stories from Blackfoot, Lakota, Pawnee, Assiniboin, and other tribes.

 

About the Author: Paul Goble (1933–2017), born in England, devoted his life to sharing Native American traditions through more than 30 illustrated books, including the Caldecott Medal winner The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Inspired by childhood stories, he spent summers on reservations, was adopted by Lakota and Yakima people, and settled in South Dakota’s Black Hills in 1977, drawing deeply from Lakota, Cheyenne, and Blackfoot stories to celebrate their culture and wisdom.