The Sun's Daughter

Sherman, P. (2005). The sun’s daughter. China: Clarion Books. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-618-32430-5

     This enjoyable read was a wonderful story about why there is changes in weather. The Author's Note at the end states that this story is inspired by an Iroquois tale about the Corn Maiden. The Sun's Daughter tells the story of "Maize" who makes corn throughout the year. Then she walks into the forest (where she was not supposed to go) and "Shiver" holds her until she can get the trees to weep. The world is frozen over until the Sun decides to heat the top of the trees, who then weep so Maize can go out of Shiver's grasp for half of the year. This story is an original tale, but it can still be used to tell folktales in a genre unit.