{"product_id":"chukfi-rabbits-big-bad-bellyache-a-trickster-tale-paperback","title":"Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache: A Trickster Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Rodgers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeslie Stall Widener\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChukfi is a trickster worthy of the name, and this fresh, funny tale makes an excellent addition to the genre. (starred reivew, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed to \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews'\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilly kids, tricks are for rabbits  Chukfi Rabbit, that is. The laziest--and hungriest--trickster rabbit there is \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in Choctaw Country, Chukfi Rabbit is always figuring out some way to avoid work at all costs. When Bear, Turtle, Fox, and Beaver agree on an everybody-work-together day to build Ms. Possum a new house, Chukfi Rabbit says he's too busy to help. Until he hears there will be a feast to eat after the work is done: cornbread biscuits, grape dumplings, tanchi labona (a delicious Choctaw corn stew), and best of all, fresh, homemade butter  So while everyone else helps build the house, Chukfi helps himself to all that yummy butter  The furry fiend  But this greedy trickster will soon learn that being this lazy is hard work  A classic trickster tale in the Choctaw tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Rodgers\u003c\/b\u003e is a storyteller and writer. He is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and tells stories in schools, libraries, festivals, and tribal events throughout the country. He is currently completing a PhD at the University of Illinois, Urbana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Stall Widener\u003c\/b\u003e lives in north Texas in a one-hundred-year old farmhouse with her husband, also an illustrator. When she was a child, she explored every inch of her grandparents' Oklahoma farm, an allotment her grandmother received for her Choctaw ancestry. Leslie's latest book, a collaboration with her sister, is an illustrated history of fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Rodgers\u003c\/b\u003e (1968-2014) was a storyteller and writer. He was a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and often told traditional and contemporary Choctaw stories at schools, libraries, festivals, and tribal events throughout the United States. The Choctaw Nation paid tribute to Rodgers, saying the Nation \"is proud of his work and the legacy he has left for the children of the Nation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Stall Widener\u003c\/b\u003e is the creator of picture books, educational materials, and magazine stories. A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she grew up in Tulsa, where she often explored the area around her grandparents' farm, an allotment her grandmother received for her Choctaw ancestry. Widener lives in McKinney, Texas, with her husband. lesliestallwidener.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache: A Trickster Tale\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405450002610,"sku":"9781935955276","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5cf8d4dcf384c69407f34d3b6be8349a.webp?v=1778185486","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/chukfi-rabbits-big-bad-bellyache-a-trickster-tale-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}