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Jan 31, 2016 Manybooks rated it really liked it

Just like with Joseph and James Bruchac's Turtle's Race With Beaver, the East Coast Native American porquoi type tale of How Chipmunk Got His Stripes shines especially with regard to the authors' storytelling, presenting once again a dramatic tale of excitement, paired with good, valuable morals and cautions against both boasting and teasing (with both Chipmunk and Bear learning valuable and also painful lessons, Bear with regard to his tendency towards arrogance and bragging and Chipmunk with r Just like with Joseph and James Bruchac's Turtle's Race With Beaver, the East Coast Native American porquoi type tale of How Chipmunk Got His Stripes shines especially with regard to the authors' storytelling, presenting once again a dramatic tale of excitement, paired with good, valuable morals and cautions against both boasting and teasing (with both Chipmunk and Bear learning valuable and also painful lessons, Bear with regard to his tendency towards arrogance and bragging and Chipmunk with regard to teasing, for if Chipmunk when he was still simply Brown Squirrel had not insisted on teasing Bear about being wrong with regard to the sunrise, Bear would not likely have become so enraged that he pursued and scratched the squirrel's back so lastingly that from hence forward, the latter has had stripes, and is now known as Chipmunk, the striped one, for it was really not so much Brown Squirrel being right and the bear being wrong about the sunrise that turned a grumpy Bear into an enraged and dangerous Bear, but the fact that Brown Squirrel would not leave well enough alone, that he insisted on continuously and rather publicly teasing Bear).

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Turtle's Race With Beaver, I also and once again do not all that much enjoy Jose Aruego's and Diane Dewey's accompanying illustrations, finding them (like with the latter book) much too garish, much too flat and cartoon like for my personal tastes (and furthermore, especially Bear's depicted facial expressions and in particular his generally beady, angry eyes and protruding sharp fang-like front teeth, they do kind of rub me the wrong proverbial way on an aesthetic level, and so much so that I even have to somewhat wonder if Bear's toothsome and snarly countenance which is not only ever-present in How Chipmunk Got His Stripes but is also rather majorly in the reader's face so to speak, might not indeed and in fact even be a bit potentially frightening for younger or very sensitive children). But still, and even with my obvious dislike of the accompanying illustrations of How Chipmunk Got His Stripes notwithstanding, I still do very much recommend this book and am ranking it with four well-deserved stars as for one, the Bruchacs' presented narrative is absolutely spectacular and simply lovely in every way and for two, Joseph Bruchac's author's note in particular is not only informative and much appreciated, but also contains as an added bonus two important literary sources of and for the How Chipmunk Got His Stripes type tale. ...more

I'm reading this aloud tomorrow to help kick-off the culture unit for fables, folktales, fairy tales, and myths for Language Arts. Tomorrow's class is devoted to folktales and this is a fine example of a North American Native American folktale. Even though the illustrations are a bit juvenile, I think my class will like the story and it certainly demonstrates all of the elements of a folktale. I'm reading this aloud tomorrow to help kick-off the culture unit for fables, folktales, fairy tales, and myths for Language Arts. Tomorrow's class is devoted to folktales and this is a fine example of a North American Native American folktale. Even though the illustrations are a bit juvenile, I think my class will like the story and it certainly demonstrates all of the elements of a folktale. ...more

Bear was the biggest, strongest, loudest animal in the forest - and he knew it! Out for a walk one autumn day, and chanting a boastful little refrain - "I am Bear, I am Bear. I can do anything. Yes, I can!" - he finds himself challenged by a tiny brown squirrel, who asks him if he can stop the sun from rising, the next morning. And so begins a charming pourquoi tale, in which Bear learns that even the mighty have limitations, and Brown Squirrel (soon to be transformed into Chipmunk) learns not t Bear was the biggest, strongest, loudest animal in the forest - and he knew it! Out for a walk one autumn day, and chanting a boastful little refrain - "I am Bear, I am Bear. I can do anything. Yes, I can!" - he finds himself challenged by a tiny brown squirrel, who asks him if he can stop the sun from rising, the next morning. And so begins a charming pourquoi tale, in which Bear learns that even the mighty have limitations, and Brown Squirrel (soon to be transformed into Chipmunk) learns not to tease others...

As mentioned in the brief foreword,

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is a tale that can be found in the folk traditions of many of the native peoples of the East Coast region, from the Cherokee to the Mohawk. In fact, Joseph Bruchac included one variant of it, entitled Chipmunk and Bear, in his earlier collection, The Boy Who Lived with the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories . This picture-book retelling, accompanied by the colorful gouache, pastel, and pen-and-ink artwork of José Aruego and Ariane Dewey - who also illustrated the Bruchacs' Raccoon's Last Race: A Traditional Abenaki Story - makes the story accessible to the youngest reader/listeners, who will enjoy its sing-song narrative, and cartoon-like visuals. ...more

Nov 19, 2017 Crystal rated it really liked it

How Chipmunk Got his Stripes is a fable about a bear and a brown squirrel. The bear thinks since he is so big and mighty that he can do anything. While bear is walking through the woods, he chants, "I am Bear, I am Bear. I can do anything. Yes I can!" A little brown squirrel hears bear claim that he can do anything and thus challenges him to not let the sun come up in the morning. Of course, Bear thinks he can do anything and says, "even the sun is scared of me." That evening Bear tells the sun How Chipmunk Got his Stripes is a fable about a bear and a brown squirrel. The bear thinks since he is so big and mighty that he can do anything. While bear is walking through the woods, he chants, "I am Bear, I am Bear. I can do anything. Yes I can!" A little brown squirrel hears bear claim that he can do anything and thus challenges him to not let the sun come up in the morning. Of course, Bear thinks he can do anything and says, "even the sun is scared of me." That evening Bear tells the sun not to come up in the morning. All of the other animals gather around in the morning to see if the sun will come up and when the sun does indeed come up the little squirrel begins to brag that he was right. Bear becomes enraged and chases after squirrel and traps him with his big paw. Squirrel says he wants to apologize for bragging and bear lifts his paw, but squirrel take off running to his home but not before bear scratches him giving him stripes. All winter squirrel has time to heal but those stripes do not go away, so now squirrel says he is a chipmunk, the kind with stripes. I think this story is very thoughtful, well written and the illustrations are brightly colored and would appeal to five to seven year olds. This would be an excellent book to use in a kindergarten or in a first grade classroom when teaching students about manners and how to treat their friends and others whom they may come in contact with.
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've read others by him and I'm never crazy about the illustrations. They're not bad but they're not great. The writing isn't great either. I don't like some of the wording choices.

He's all about repetition and it's really annoying and childish.

It's about a bear who thinks he can do anything because he's the biggest and best animal.
"I am Bear. I am the biggest of all the animals. Yes, I am!
I am Bear. I am the strongest of all the animals. Yes, I am!
I am Bear. I am loudest of all the animals. Ye

I've read others by him and I'm never crazy about the illustrations. They're not bad but they're not great. The writing isn't great either. I don't like some of the wording choices.

He's all about repetition and it's really annoying and childish.

By the end of that I was so annoyed and exhausted.

The Brown Squirrel, which I thought must be a ground squirrel, asked if he could really do anything, twice. I was so irritated!

The Bear told the sun not to come up tomorrow. The two sat watching the east all night to see if it would come up.

"The sun will not come up, hummph!
The sun will not come up, hummp!"

And then it was the Brown Squirrel's turn:
"The sun is going to rise, oooh!
The sun is going to rise, oooh!"

Other animals joined them and alternated between those two lines. "The sun will not come up, hummph!" "The sun is going to rise, oooh!"
Ugh.

As usual, the illustrator shows the "bad guy" looking so uncertain I feel bad for them! Bear sat up on the log with his paws on his knees like a person, watching for the sun rising and I felt bad for him.

The sun came up and all the animals stood together. Every single one of them had yellow eyes. 19 animals all with yellow eyes. Come on! They looked bizarre.

Brown Squirrel said the sun came up 4 times in a row. Thanks for that...Bear was grumpy and Brown Squirrel started teasing him, gloating about being right about the sun. I didn't expect the Brown Squirrel to turn into the bad guy. His grandmother had told him not to tease someone when they're wrong, but Brown Squirrel started saying Bear was foolish, silly, and stupid.

Bear got mad and slapped his paw down on him, saying he would eat Brown Squirrel. Brown Squirrel pretended he couldn't breathe and wanted to apologize before Beat ate him (even though he was able to say this huge paragraph).

Of course he ran away instead of apologizing, and Bear caught up and scratched his claws down Brown Squirrel's body. I didn't read the summary but I had known where it was going. The "claw marks" turned into the stripes on the animal. Except they didn't look anything like claw marks. They were yellow! He did look cute hugging his grandma in their burrow though.

Brown Squirrel looked sad looking back at his body at the stripes. He became Chipmunk, the striped one. This explained how Chipmunks got their stripes and why they wake up the earliest every morning when the sun rises. This said they climb the tree and sang their song though. I didn't know they lived in trees or climbed trees. And of course "The sun came up!" was written 4 times.

All the animals watched Chipmunk. Bear is the last animal to get up and I liked the reasoning that it's because he doesn't like to hear Chipmunk's song because he didn't want to be reminded that he can't do everything. That's a good explanation for why they get up later.

All the repetition of the lines drove me crazy, and I can't stand sounds like "hummph" and "oooh." It's really childish and annoying.

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This book tells the story about how the chipmunk got his stripes. The bear was bragging about how good and how wonderful he was and how he could do anything. So the brown squirrel asks him if he could make it so the sun doesn't come up and the bear says that he can. So they wait to see if the sun is going to rise and when it comes up, the squirrel starts to tease the bear because he was wrong. The bear got so angry that he began to chase the squirrel and try to eat him. The squirrel escapes, but This book tells the story about how the chipmunk got his stripes. The bear was bragging about how good and how wonderful he was and how he could do anything. So the brown squirrel asks him if he could make it so the sun doesn't come up and the bear says that he can. So they wait to see if the sun is going to rise and when it comes up, the squirrel starts to tease the bear because he was wrong. The bear got so angry that he began to chase the squirrel and try to eat him. The squirrel escapes, but just barely. The bear managed to scratch the squirrel all across his back and thats what became his stripes.

I thought this book was an interesting story, but I didn't really like the moral of the story. It ended in a weird way and in my opinion it could have had a better ending and a better lesson. The illustrations were kind of weird.

I think this is a good book to teach kids not to brag or tease others and how it can be very upsetting to others. I think the book could have ended with that as the moral of the story.

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I would love to use this story as part of a unit about pourquoi tales. I would use this book as interactive read aloud so that we could discuss key parts of the story that make it a pourquoi tale. Brown Squirrel bragged, Bear scratched him, and that's how he got his stripes. After discussing that, I would assign groups to read another pourquoi story and to come up with a creative way to tell us how the story explained an animal's traits. I also enjoyed this story because of the theme. The end of I would love to use this story as part of a unit about pourquoi tales. I would use this book as interactive read aloud so that we could discuss key parts of the story that make it a pourquoi tale. Brown Squirrel bragged, Bear scratched him, and that's how he got his stripes. After discussing that, I would assign groups to read another pourquoi story and to come up with a creative way to tell us how the story explained an animal's traits. I also enjoyed this story because of the theme. The end of the story tied into the theme. The theme (as Brown Squirrel's grandmother said) is that if you are right, be humble, and do not brag. At the end of the story, it tells us that chipmunks are always the first one up when the sun comes up, and bears are always last. I love how the authors explained how the traits of Bear and Brown Squirrel effects both of that species today. ...more

The story itself was fine, but the illustrations really detracted from the tale. At one point the animals all come out to watch the sun rise, and a hawk is specifically named, but there is no hawk present.

Feb 19, 2020 Melissa rated it it was amazing

In his author's notes Bruchac introduces the story as an expanded version of the story he heard as child. It is a story that has different versions in Cherokee, Mohawk and Iroquois traditions. I love these origin stories. They stick with you and make you think. There is also a valuable lesson taught in the story. The artwork is brilliant and beautiful. Overall, this is a wonderful picture book. In his author's notes Bruchac introduces the story as an expanded version of the story he heard as child. It is a story that has different versions in Cherokee, Mohawk and Iroquois traditions. I love these origin stories. They stick with you and make you think. There is also a valuable lesson taught in the story. The artwork is brilliant and beautiful. Overall, this is a wonderful picture book. ...more

Aug 29, 2019 Kris rated it really liked it

I try to read pretty much everything by Joseph Bruchac, and this is no exception. I love the kind of storyteller he is. This one offers lessons on bragging and teasing, and while I was not a huge fan of the cartoonish illustrations, the story itself was a lot of fun.

Nov 25, 2019 June rated it really liked it

Bear is a big braggart. Brown Squirrel decides to prove him wrong. He is so happy that he forgets his grandmother's saying: "it is good to be right about something. But when someone else is wrong, it is not a good idea to tease him." Yet no one can do everything.

Rounded up because I have gotten questions for books about teasing.

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Bear always walked around bragging about how big and strong he was. He thought he was better than any of the other animals. A little brown squirrel came up to bear and challenged him. The squirrel asked Bear to not make the sun rise the next day, since he could do everything. All night long Brown Squirrel and Bear sat there saying the sun will rise and the sun will not rise. Some of the other animals joined them in the watch. Then the sun rose; everyone was happy to see it except for Bear. Brown Bear always walked around bragging about how big and strong he was. He thought he was better than any of the other animals. A little brown squirrel came up to bear and challenged him. The squirrel asked Bear to not make the sun rise the next day, since he could do everything. All night long Brown Squirrel and Bear sat there saying the sun will rise and the sun will not rise. Some of the other animals joined them in the watch. Then the sun rose; everyone was happy to see it except for Bear. Brown Squirrel kept taunting Bear. Then he thought about what he grandmother told him. She said that it is good to be happy about something but it is not okay to tease someone else that is wrong. The squirrel continued to bother Bear anyways. Bear decided that he had enough and slammed Brown Squirrel to the ground with his mighty paw. Bear announced that he was going to eat the little pest, so Squirrel thought quickly and said he could only make an apology if he could breathe. As soon as Brown Squirrel was free, he took off to his home where his grandmother was waiting. Just as Brown Squirrel jumped to his door, Bear scratched him with his claws and left marks down his back. The rest of the winter Brown Squirrel spent in his home. When spring arrived, Brown Squirrel left his home to see that he had long pale stripes down his back. He was now known as Chipmunk. Every morning he was the first the wake up and sing about the sun arising, while Bear stayed asleep so he could not hear the song. ...more

Oct 15, 2017 Nikki Morris rated it it was amazing

A great book to read what might happen if you take things too far with teasing. Bear roars and is sure of himself that the sun won't come up all through the book. Little squirrel states otherwise and in the end even with advice from family little squirrel has to have the last word. Bear with his strong personality plans to harm little squirrel. In the end, little squirrel wakes up looking like a chipmunk with stripes caused by bear. A great book to read what might happen if you take things too far with teasing. Bear roars and is sure of himself that the sun won't come up all through the book. Little squirrel states otherwise and in the end even with advice from family little squirrel has to have the last word. Bear with his strong personality plans to harm little squirrel. In the end, little squirrel wakes up looking like a chipmunk with stripes caused by bear. ...more

Jan 04, 2017 Sarah rated it really liked it

I read this book as inspiration for my folktale, and I liked the how the author had engaged a lesson into this story. It was a good story to get ideas for a folktale, or fable, and I liked how the characters acted. I'd recommend this book for someone who is writing a myth, because the storyboard is a really good idea, and simple, to get ideas from. I read this book as inspiration for my folktale, and I liked the how the author had engaged a lesson into this story. It was a good story to get ideas for a folktale, or fable, and I liked how the characters acted. I'd recommend this book for someone who is writing a myth, because the storyboard is a really good idea, and simple, to get ideas from. ...more

Oct 26, 2016 Alexis Munk rated it it was amazing

I like this book a lot. It teaches children not to tease. It also shows a lesson about bragging and being very boastful. The kids can see that chipmunk was not very nice to bear, even though bear was very boastful, so bear scratched him and that's how the chipmunk got his stripes. I like this book a lot. It teaches children not to tease. It also shows a lesson about bragging and being very boastful. The kids can see that chipmunk was not very nice to bear, even though bear was very boastful, so bear scratched him and that's how the chipmunk got his stripes. ...more

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was very similar to Turtle's Race with Beaver by Bruchac; it had the same style illustrations.

The author's note was interesting, how this tale is told on the East Coast. The Cherokee's tell it, as well as the Abenaki, Mohawk, and Iroquois. The earliest story was found in Seneca Myths and Folk Tales, published in 1923.

Brown Squirrel says he can't talk or breathe, all the while delivering a whole paragraph of words. Of course he's tricking Bear in order for him to lift his paw up so he can e

This was very similar to Turtle's Race with Beaver by Bruchac; it had the same style illustrations.

Brown Squirrel says he can't talk or breathe, all the while delivering a whole paragraph of words. Of course he's tricking Bear in order for him to lift his paw up so he can escape. But Bear didn't realize that.

I hadn't been thinking of how chipmunk would get his stripes, so I was surprised to find out that it was bear's claw marks that did it.
When spring came, and he came out of his burrow, he saw the stripes were still on his back. He was no longer Brown Squirrel, and was now Chipmunk, the striped one. I felt bad that he lost his identity like that.

Chipmunk has been the first animal to get up every morning since then. As the sun rises, he goes to the top of the tree and sings his song that the sun came up. All the animals gathered around to listen to his song. The illustration was cute with him at the top of the tree, with the music notes above him.
I wondered if chipmunks really are the first to get up in the morning. And that they go to the top of a tree to sing. And if Bear is the last to get up.

Idk what I expected the last lesson to be, but not that Bear didn't like to hear Chipmunk's song because it reminds him and everyone that no one, not even Bear, can do everything.
I thought it would be more about bragging, and not rubbing it into people's faces when you're right.

The illustrations aren't my style, but Brown Squirrel looked cute after he ran to his burrow with his grandma.
I tried looking for the animals as they were named; it mentioned a hawk but there wasn't one there. Only a bald eagle.

I didn't like the repetition in here, although it's designed for kids, who I think like that kind of writing.

I was surprised that this had a squirrel that turned into a chipmunk. You can't just become another species like that. They're different sizes and they look different. You'd be just a brown squirrel with white stripes on it. But this is a fanciful tale of how chipmunks got their stripes, so the intended audience of this probably wouldn't look that far into it.

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Title: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Author: Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac

Goodreads Star Rating: 5

Categories/Genres: Traditional/Fable/Pourquoi

Estimate of age level of interest: K-3

Estimate of reading level: 2.9

Brief description:
When Bear and Brown Squirrel get into an argument over how much control Bear has over anything, the story becomes a moral tale about consequences surrounding bragging and teasing.

Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and dis

Title: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Author: Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac

Goodreads Star Rating: 5

Categories/Genres: Traditional/Fable/Pourquoi

Estimate of age level of interest: K-3

Estimate of reading level: 2.9

Brief description:
When Bear and Brown Squirrel get into an argument over how much control Bear has over anything, the story becomes a moral tale about consequences surrounding bragging and teasing.

Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book.
The tale of How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is a Native American Pourquoi Tale meant to answer the question of "why." The basic characteristic of this tale is as an oral folk tale that has been handed down over the years. According to Joseph Bruchac, the earliest known rendition of the tale came from the Iroquois. Over the course of the 20th century, many tribes have used the tale including the Abenaki. In this rendition, both Joseph and Jesse Bruchac have expanded the tale and produced more detail. The next characteristic designates it as a Pourquoi tale as it explains how animals gained their physical traits or characteristics. In this case, Brown Squirrel gains stripes to become Chipmunk and gets up early in the morning, where Bear is embarrassed by his bragging and doesn't get up until after the sun rises.

In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience?
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is a wonderful tale that uses animals to help young children understand the concepts of bragging and teasing. It is a quick story that focuses on only a few characters and the consequences of their actions. This makes the story accessible and opens the door to a wonderful discussion.

Awards if any.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 03/01/01
Kirkus Star Review 12/15/00
School Library Journal Star Review 2/01/01

Citations for published reviews:
Booklist (February 1, 2001 (Vol. 97, No. 11))
Horn Book Guide (Fall, 2001)
Kirkus Reviews starred (December 15, 2000)
Publishers Weekly (January 15, 2001)
School Library Journal (February 2001)

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Apr 09, 2020 Lauren Blanton rated it really liked it

This creative folklore written by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac, pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, gives an explanation as to how chipmunks got their stripes. "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is fun story that narrates an interaction between a bear, and a little brown squirrel. Brown Squirrel teased Bear, and that's when Bear had enough, and gave Brown Squirrel his stripes that turned him into a chipmunk. This book would be great for grades 3-5. The illustrations are clear and concise, This creative folklore written by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac, pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, gives an explanation as to how chipmunks got their stripes. "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is fun story that narrates an interaction between a bear, and a little brown squirrel. Brown Squirrel teased Bear, and that's when Bear had enough, and gave Brown Squirrel his stripes that turned him into a chipmunk. This book would be great for grades 3-5. The illustrations are clear and concise, but there is a lot of dialog that goes on between Bear and Brown Squirrel that could get confusing for students lower grades.

This WOW book is so much fun to read! You get to follow along a dynamic relationship between a bear, and a brown squirrel; it keeps you wondering how Chipmunk got his stripes. I really enjoyed reading this, and this would be a spectacular read aloud book for children. Through this book, students are able to learn about the history behind folklores. Students are also able to learn about fictional animals that take on human characteristics, personification. This book is engaging for children, and just overall a creative read.

I would use this book to do a read aloud in my classroom. Before reading, we would discuss what a folklore is. We would then do a quick walk through, and from glancing at the illustrations, I would have students make predictions about how they think Chipmunk got his stripes. We would read aloud, stopping throughout the book to make sense of the story, and vocabulary words. After reading the book, we would talk about what happened to Brown Squirrel since he teased Bear, and students would be able to share their ideas about the book. Another way I would use this book is after our class read aloud, I would have students write their own folklores. Students can use ideas from "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" in order to make their own creative story.

"How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is a fun, e-text that helps students understand the meanings behind folklores, and their importance. I would recommend this book, as children would stay interested and excited while reading!

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Awards: NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2002)

Grade Level(s): Second Grade

Summary: How the Chipmunk Got His Stripes is a classic folktale about a Big Black Bear bragging to a little Brown Squirrel saying he can do anything and everything. The Brown Squirrel challenges the Bear, and says "Can you tell the sun not to rise tomorrow?" The next day the sun didn't rise, but the days after that Brown Squirrel won the "challenge" and the sun rose again. Brown Squirrel was tea

Awards: NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2002)

Grade Level(s): Second Grade

Review: The moral of this folktale is that it is not nice to tease or brag and that no one could really do everything. I believe this is a great book and lesson for second grade students, because at this age students might be starting to tease or brag. This is a wonderful story to teach students a very important life lesson in a fun and creative way.

In Class Uses:
-Have your students think about what the moral of the story may be while reading the story. Then have them share what they think it is after reading.
-Have your students pretend they are Brown Squirrel and have them write how they would feel to be Brown Squirrel and why they would feel that way. They could also draw a picture with their writing.

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Mar 05, 2018 Maria Rowe rated it really liked it

This is a short story, but I think there's a lot to it. Here we have Brown Squirrel and Bear. Bear thinks he can do anything, so Brown Squirrel asks if he can make the sun not rise. They wait all night to see what happens, and when the sun rises, Brown Squirrel gloats that Bear was wrong, and a chase ensues. Bear nearly gets Brown Squirrel but not quite, although he does leave a claw marks down his back which become white stripes, hence Brown Squirrel becomes Chipmunk, and that's how chipmunks g This is a short story, but I think there's a lot to it. Here we have Brown Squirrel and Bear. Bear thinks he can do anything, so Brown Squirrel asks if he can make the sun not rise. They wait all night to see what happens, and when the sun rises, Brown Squirrel gloats that Bear was wrong, and a chase ensues. Bear nearly gets Brown Squirrel but not quite, although he does leave a claw marks down his back which become white stripes, hence Brown Squirrel becomes Chipmunk, and that's how chipmunks got their stripes.

This is a fun pourquoi tale to read, and I enjoyed the ending. I like how it also includes a lesson on arrogance and teasing. The art didn't appeal to me a whole lot though. I thought it looked juvenile, flat and emotionless, and the typography is pretty bad. Frutiger is not a good choice, and the book cover is a mess. Very little thought put into the text display, which is unfortunate as the actual words are fun to read.

Materials used: pen-and-ink and watercolor
Typeface used: Frutiger

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Oct 19, 2018 Ashleigh Best rated it really liked it

"How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is a very impactful book for young children. This book focuses on a bear who thinks he can do anything. So, when he is challenged to do something that is nearly impossible, he (of course!) says he can do it. As you read through the book, you can tell that the bear knows he cannot perform such a task. However, he sticks to his word. When Brown Squirrel finds out that the bear is wrong, he rubs it in and teases bear, even though he knows this is the wrong thing to do "How Chipmunk Got His Stripes" is a very impactful book for young children. This book focuses on a bear who thinks he can do anything. So, when he is challenged to do something that is nearly impossible, he (of course!) says he can do it. As you read through the book, you can tell that the bear knows he cannot perform such a task. However, he sticks to his word. When Brown Squirrel finds out that the bear is wrong, he rubs it in and teases bear, even though he knows this is the wrong thing to do. In the end, both Brown Squirrel and bear face the consequences for their actions. This book is great for young children, as it models the message of not being too boastful and, instead, being humble. If both characters had listened to this message, neither character would be facing any consequences. After reading this book, I will personally be adding it to my classroom library. ...more

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is an amusing tale about how a squirrel and bear interact with each other. In the beginning of the book, the bear is taunting the squirrel and the rest of the animals because he thinks he is the best. Then, the squirrel asked if the bear could cause the sun not to rise the next morning. The bear took this challenge, and the rest of the book is the falling out of what happened the next morning. I did not particularly care for this book because it was not scientificall How Chipmunk Got His Stripes is an amusing tale about how a squirrel and bear interact with each other. In the beginning of the book, the bear is taunting the squirrel and the rest of the animals because he thinks he is the best. Then, the squirrel asked if the bear could cause the sun not to rise the next morning. The bear took this challenge, and the rest of the book is the falling out of what happened the next morning. I did not particularly care for this book because it was not scientifically accurate. The chipmunk did not get his stripes from a bear. This book would be good in an animal unit. Even though this is not accurate, I think that the students would be humored by the book. I would just make sure that they know that this is not completely accurate. ...more

this was an interesting fable about a squirrel and a bear who take bets on if the sun will rise or not in the morning. the bear loses the bet and ends up scratching the squirrel, so now he looks more like a chipmunk, which he seems to be okay with. i think this story would be good to read in early grades to teach the students about how to treat their friends and learn how to respect their opinions even if they are different from someone else's. the pictures in this book are very vivid and eye ca this was an interesting fable about a squirrel and a bear who take bets on if the sun will rise or not in the morning. the bear loses the bet and ends up scratching the squirrel, so now he looks more like a chipmunk, which he seems to be okay with. i think this story would be good to read in early grades to teach the students about how to treat their friends and learn how to respect their opinions even if they are different from someone else's. the pictures in this book are very vivid and eye catching and had a lot of detail which was nice to see. I liked how this was a fable instead of an ordinary picture book, it makes it stand out more and holds more value, as it is something the readers will always remember. ...more

This book tells the story about how the chipmunk got his stripes. The bear was bragging about how he could do anything. So chipmunk asks him if he could make it so the sun doesn't come up and the bear says that he can. So they wait to see if the sun is going to rise and when it comes up, the chipmunk starts to make fun of the bear because he was wrong. The bear got so angry that he began to chase the squirrel and try to eat him. The bear scratches the squirrel all across his back and that's how This book tells the story about how the chipmunk got his stripes. The bear was bragging about how he could do anything. So chipmunk asks him if he could make it so the sun doesn't come up and the bear says that he can. So they wait to see if the sun is going to rise and when it comes up, the chipmunk starts to make fun of the bear because he was wrong. The bear got so angry that he began to chase the squirrel and try to eat him. The bear scratches the squirrel all across his back and that's how he got his stripes. ...more

Although not one of my favorite books from this assignment still a great English Language Learners book. This Native-American story explains how a small squirrel messed with the wrong bear to get his stripes and turn him into the "first" Chipmunk. This fun story uses easy words to help young children just learning English. While also throwing in a lot about the native american culture it shows children about our beginnings in the United States before the Europeans and the at the native american' Although not one of my favorite books from this assignment still a great English Language Learners book. This Native-American story explains how a small squirrel messed with the wrong bear to get his stripes and turn him into the "first" Chipmunk. This fun story uses easy words to help young children just learning English. While also throwing in a lot about the native american culture it shows children about our beginnings in the United States before the Europeans and the at the native american's look at things. ...more

Based on a folktale that's part of the traditional stories of many Native American groups, this story tells the story of how the chipmunk got his stripes. My kids absolutely loved this story and thought it was so funny. It was very engaging for them, I think partially thanks to the illustrations which were a little goofy but nice. The characters were engaging as well, and it was nice to see that neither of the main characters was perfect. There's also multiple
Valuable life lessons in this story, Based on a folktale that's part of the traditional stories of many Native American groups, this story tells the story of how the chipmunk got his stripes. My kids absolutely loved this story and thought it was so funny. It was very engaging for them, I think partially thanks to the illustrations which were a little goofy but nice. The characters were engaging as well, and it was nice to see that neither of the main characters was perfect. There's also multiple
Valuable life lessons in this story, from don't tease to not to think you're the best at everything. ...more

Jan 30, 2017 Cassandra rated it really liked it

This was a really great book that talked about being humble.

Synopsis:
The bear says that there isn't anything he can't do. The squirrel says that he should tell the sun not to rise. They stay up all night and the sun rises. The squirrel starts bragging and gets scratched by the bear. He became a chipmunk because of the stripes.

How to use in a classroom:
This book could be useful to teach children to be humble and not brag or to think too highly of themselves

This was a really great book that talked about being humble.

How to use in a classroom:
This book could be useful to teach children to be humble and not brag or to think too highly of themselves

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This was a cute story. It was a random one that I grabbed while looking in the 398 section. Brown squirrel challenges Bear about whether the sun will come up in the morning. It does and Bear is mad and decides to eat squirrel for making him look foolish. Squirrel asks to apologize before he gets eaten and runs away. As he runs away Bear makes a grab for Squirrel and leaves claw marks on his back making him Chipmunk. The book does a better job of telling the story! 😁

Nov 11, 2018 Madison Lawson rated it really liked it

This is a nice book. I think it is an interesting story that I think many children would enjoy. The story is unique and a great example of North American Native American folktale. This would be a great book to use in a read aloud or as an example for a folks tale project. I think the story of the big bear thinking he is better than the chipmunk can also be use to talk about teasing. Great pictures as well. Good book.

Sep 08, 2019 Carly Roesch rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed reading this book. I think the children will be entertained while reading this book and will learn a lesson about not teasing others. The book is about a bear who brags about how he can keep the sun from rising in the morning but the squirrel doesn't believe him. So the two of them wait for the sun to come up and sure enough it does. Then, the squirrel makes fun of the bear and ends up with stripes on his back. This is a fun book and children will enjoy it! I really enjoyed reading this book. I think the children will be entertained while reading this book and will learn a lesson about not teasing others. The book is about a bear who brags about how he can keep the sun from rising in the morning but the squirrel doesn't believe him. So the two of them wait for the sun to come up and sure enough it does. Then, the squirrel makes fun of the bear and ends up with stripes on his back. This is a fun book and children will enjoy it! ...more

Joseph Bruchac lives with his wife, Carol, in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. Although his American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by wh Joseph Bruchac lives with his wife, Carol, in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. Although his American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by which he has been most nourished. He, his younger sister Margaret, and his two grown sons, James and Jesse, continue to work extensively in projects involving the preservation of Abenaki culture, language and traditional Native skills, including performing traditional and contemporary Abenaki music with the Dawnland Singers.

He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from Syracuse and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Union Institute of Ohio. His work as a educator includes eight years of directing a college program for Skidmore College inside a maximum security prison. With his wife, Carol, he is the founder and Co-Director of the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press. He has edited a number of highly praised anthologies of contemporary poetry and fiction, including Songs from this Earth on Turtle's Back, Breaking Silence (winner of an American Book Award) and Returning the Gift. His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from American Poetry Review, Cricket and Aboriginal Voices to National Geographic, Parabola and Smithsonian Magazine. He has authored more than 70 books for adults and children, including The First Strawberries, Keepers of the Earth (co-authored with Michael Caduto), Tell Me a Tale, When the Chenoo Howls (co-authored with his son, James), his autobiography Bowman's Store and such novels as Dawn Land, The Waters Between, Arrow Over the Door and The Heart of a Chief. Forthcoming titles include Squanto's Journey (Harcourt), a picture book, Sacajawea (Harcourt), an historical novel, Crazy Horse's Vision (Lee & Low), a picture book, and Pushing Up The Sky (Dial), a collection of plays for children. His honors include a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, the Cherokee Nation Prose Award, the Knickerbocker Award, the Hope S. Dean Award for Notable Achievement in Children's Literature and both the 1998 Writer of the Year Award and the 1998 Storyteller of the Year Award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. In 1999, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.

As a professional teller of the traditional tales of the Adirondacks and the Native peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Joe Bruchac has performed widely in Europe and throughout the United States from Florida to Hawaii and has been featured at such events as the British Storytelling Festival and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School. He discusses Native culture and his books and does storytelling programs at dozens of elementary and secondary schools each year as a visiting author.

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