"Giddy Up, Wolfie"

Here's a page artist Mike Short illustrated for storyteller Greg Rodger's tale "Giddy Up, Wolfie."

Ishjinki in Flight

Dimi Macheras, who is illustrating Jimm Goodtracks's telling of "Ishjinki and Buzzard," provided this wonderful bit of animation of his production on the pages. Click on it to get the full effect. (How cool is that!)

'The Bear Who Stole the Chinook"

Here's a page rendered by D.C. artist Evan Keeling. His assignment is a little tougher, as he's illustrating the "Bear Who Stole the Chinook," using the lyrics of Montana songwriter and performer Jack Gladstone. (Evan has a new children's comic coming out in a few weeks from Little Foot Comics called CrumbSnatchers.)

"Espun and Grandfather"

New Mexico artists Jeff Benham and John Bartlit are teaming to illustrate "Espun and Grandfather," as told by John Bear Mitchell, associate director of the Wabanaki Center at the University of Maine. Below are a few sketches of the grandfather character, which is a massive rock on top of a mountain.