As a Dena’ina girl and her grandmother pick berries and clean salmon, the grandmother tells the story of how Chulyen, Raven, got his crooked nose. In the story within this story, vain Raven has lost his nose while Chida, a grandmother, has found a strange object that she can’t identify, but she knows it will make a good tool. Chida uses the new tool so often to scrape and clean that it starts to show wear. Raven, seeing Chida has his nose, comes up with a plan to scare her away from her house so he can steal it back. He’s successful, but his nose is so worn from all the use, and he jams it on so quickly, that it’s crooked forever after. This entertaining pourquoi tale uses two art styles to delineate the framing story from the Raven’s tale. Dena’ina words appear throughout, with a pronunciation guide at the bottoms of the pages and a glossary in the back. (Ages 5–8)

Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special powers to help him!

How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a modern retelling of a traditional Native American fable. Part picture book and part graphic novel, this beautifully illustrated story teaches an important lesson to children through Dena'ina mythology and includes a glossary of Dena’ina words to learn.