Johnny’s Pheasant
Cheryl Minnema, illustrated by Julie Flett
On the way back from the market, Johnny and his grandmother notice a small, feather-covered shape beside a ditch and find that it is a pheasant. His grandmother thinks a car struck the bird, while Johnny believes it is asleep. They place its warm, motionless body in their car and take it home, where Johnny repeatedly calls to it. Centered on a Native family, the story unfolds through spare narration as Johnny and his grandmother encounter the pheasant’s surprising secret.
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