Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monster..., Dan SaSuWeh Jones
Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monster..., Dan SaSuWeh Jones
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Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories

Author: Dan SaSuWeh Jones

Narrator: Wes Studi, DeLanna Studi

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from abreadth American Indian nations.Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood.Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-twoshort stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from thethriving tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for stories of witches and walkingdolls, hungry skeletons, la llorona, and deer woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone.Dan SaSuWeh Jones of the Ponca Nation tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spinetinglingstories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre of the Tongva Nation.So dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story...if you dare.

About Dan SaSuWeh Jones

Dan SaSuWeh Jones is the author of Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories and was a storyteller and consultant for National Geographic Encyclopedia of the American Indian. A former Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and member of the Producers Guild of America, he is also a filmmaker who has produced work for Sesame Street, NBC, TBS, and other national and international networks. He worked as an honorary Imagineer and consultant for the Walt Disney Company's Disney America theme park and as a field producer for the television miniseries 500 Nations, produced by Kevin Costner. As a bronze sculptor, he was a finalist in the competition for the American Indian Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian on the Washington, DC, Mall. He holds a seat in the House of Warriors, a traditional Ponca Warrior Society.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

I mean, if I’m going to be truly honest with you, I’m just reading children’s books to satisfy the 10-year-old that still lurks inside of me. I don’t often indulge it, because if I did then I’d pretty much just end up reading ghost story after ghost story, and where would that get me? Still, it’s ni......more

Goodreads review by Raina

Like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? Try this! I'm not someone who typically seeks out horror stories. But I try to read broadly so I have a variety of genres to take to my regular school visits. And I'm always looking for media that comes from underrepresented, marginalized groups. So this book......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

I was expecting to be a bit freaked out by the ghost stories (because even though I'm not sure I believe in ghosts I am afraid of them somehow?), but I actually found them moving. One of them, The Boy Who Watched Over the Children, actually made me cry. I also was very moved by My Brother, Last of t......more

Goodreads review by H.

4.5. Really well done. Represents a wide variety of tribes. Told by Native Americans. Nice illustrations. Covers various monsters and ghosts. Enjoyed it and will use in the classroom. Came back to add more: I use this book all the time in the classroom. My Native Education students love it! And they......more

Goodreads review by Kelly

Super quick read but absolutely amazing! Ghost stories are such an excellent way of understanding another cultures morals and values. And of course like with any good ghost story it's a way to explain a seemingly irrational rule to a group of people, especially young children. Instead of saying "Bec......more

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