Paul Goble Author Study

Paul GobleAuthor Study

Lars Dunavant

Paul was born in London in 1933 and didn’t start writing children's books until 1969.

In 1977 he moved to the Black Hills. He won his first award 2 years later for the book

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. He loves writing about Native American culture. He has three grown children named Richard, Julia,

and Robert. He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Everything Mr.Goble has written Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters (World

Wisdom, 2007) All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American

Thoughts About Nature (World Wisdom, 2005) The Gospel of the Redman (World Wisdom, 2005) Song of Creation (Eerdmans Books for Young

Readers, 2004) Mystic Horse (HarperCollins, 2003) Children's

Book Council Children’s Choice

Storm Maker’s Tipi (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2001)

Paul Goble Gallery : Three Native American Stories (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1999)

Death of the Iron Horse (Aladdin, 1999) The Lost Children (Aladdin, 1999) Northwest Lands, Northwest Peoples: Readings in

Environmental History (University of Washington Press, 1999)

Iktomi Loses His Eyes (Scholastic, 1999)

Iktomi and the Coyote: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books, 1998) The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman (National Geographic

Children's Books, 1998) The Return of the Buffaloes: A Plains Indian Story about Famine

and Renewal of the Earth (National Geographic Children's Books, 1996)

Remaking the Earth: A Creation Story from the Great Plains of North America (Scholastic, 1996)

The Art of Paul Goble, Author-Illustrator (Center, 1995) Iktomi and the Buzzard: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books,

1994) Hau Kola: Hello Friend (R.C. Owen, 1994) Adopted by the Eagles: A Plains Indian Story of Friendship and

Treachery (1994)

The Lost Children: The Boys Who Were Neglected (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1993)

Crow Chief: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books, 1992) Love Flute (Bradbury Press, 1992) I Sing for the Animals (Bradbury Press, 1991) Iktomi & the Buffalo Skull (Orchard Books, 1991) Iktomi and the Ducks: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books,

1990) Dream Wolf (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 1990) The Girl Who Loved Horses and Greyling (Changes)

(Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989) Beyond the Ridge (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing,

1989)

Iktomi and the Berries: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books, 1989)

Iktomi and the Boulder: A Plains Indian Story (Orchard Books, 1988)

Her Seven Brothers (Aladdin, 1988) Death of the Iron Horse (Atheneum/Richard

Jackson Books, 1987) The Great Race of the Birds and Animals (Bradbury

Press, 1985) Buffalo Woman (Bradbury Press, 1984) Star Boy (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books , 1983)

The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Bradbury Press, 1980) (this book was featured on the PBS TV series Reading Rainbow)

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Scholastic Book Services, 1978) Caldecott Medal Winner The Friendly Wolf (Simon & Schuster, 1974) (with Dorothy Goble)

Lone Bull’s Horse Raid (Bradbury Press, 1973) (with Dorothy Goble)

Hundreds in the Hands: Brave Eagle's Account of the Fetterman Fight, 21 December 1866 (Macmillan, 1972) (with Dorothy Goble)

Red Hawk's Account of Custer's Last Battle: The Battle of the Little Bighorn, 25 June 1876 (Pantheon Books, 1969) (with Dorothy Goble)

“Write about or paint what you love most, not what you think might be acceptable to other people.”

“You have to love what you are doing and you need the self-discipline to complete a job that may take many weeks. You need the imagination to be able to see something that at first does not exist.”

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