After being left in a school classroom by a teacher who retires, a kachina doll feels misunderstood and unappreciated until the day a new teacher arrives.

The author has thoroughly researched the subjects depicted in these coloring books, insuring that the drawings and information are as authentic as possible. Most are color-by-number. Ages 6 and up.

This collection of American Indian legends was gathered by Gene Meany Hodge from authentic sources in the 1930s and centers around the sacred supernatural personages of the American Pueblo Indians called Kachinas (pronounced Kah-chee-nahs). Mrs. Hodge wrote: “All in all the Kachinas are lovable and kindly supernaturals who bring rain and other blessings to the people.” The legends of the Kachinas are a unifying and cohesive force in the continuance of Native American social history. In these stories, you discover why Kachinas wear feathers, how Tihkuyi created the game animals, why the war chiefs abandoned latiku, how the rattlesnakes came to be what they are and other events from the past. This book makes an ideal companion to “Coyote Tales from the Indian Pueblos,” also published by Sunstone Press.

Clearly rendered illustrations on 30 pages display authentic designs taken from rugs, masks, sandpaintings, pottery, jewelry, baskets, and other artifacts created by southwestern Native Americans. Geometrical designs on a Navajo woven saddlebag, a Chumash rock painting of mythical creatures, a Hopi kachina doll, an Apache "crown headdress," and more.

Dream catchers, kachina dolls, and animals of all kinds are celebrated in this original collection of images inspired by Native American art. Feathers, arrows, geometric patterns, and other motifs accent 31 illustrations.

The Hopi Indian's rich culture and exciting religious ceremonies continue to thrive. However, outsiders have limited opportunity to witness the exciting Katsina dances and ceremonies of the Hopi, save through the well-known and much prized kachina dolls the Katsina spiritually inform. Presenting work from a select set of recognizable Hopi artists, this book relates the detailed history and culture of the Hopis in tandem with their creative efforts to showcase that framework: from remarkable paintings to the kachina sculptures and dolls that manifest as physical representations of the Katsinam, the Hopis' spiritual beings. These pieces complement the Pecina's studious and informative narrative of chronological vignettes and text based on a careful selection of events in Hopi history, oral teachings of great cultural significance, and legends of the Katsinam. Hopi Kachinas presents a clear and meticulous portrait of the Hopis beliefs, history, legends, their Katsina celebrations, and the personas of the Katsinam. This book illuminates the stage of study for scholars, and is vital for students of the Hopi culture.

Big Kids Coloring Book: Animal Kachinas 50+ line-art illustrations to color on single-sided pages plus bonus pages from the artist's most popular coloring books This book (released 2019) is from the artist, Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D., with 60+ illustrations ranging from illustrations of Hopi Indian Nation Kachina Dancers with Animal masks (heads), plus simple to complex line drawings of Native American Indian iconography, such as blanket designs, dream-catchers, figures from paleographic artwork, as well as 30+ samples of line art from the artist's other coloring books. The artist has created a range of simple level drawings for beginners simple to more challenging illustrations for advanced colorists. A full video of the illustrations and coloring pages by the artist and cover contest entries is located at: https: //youtu.be/29KOrDJxUpw This book should appeal to most ages and skill levels. The book includes Spanish and French translations of some of the text content. There is also a list of the author's other coloring books in the back of the book for readers' 'wish-list' for purchasing other Big Kid Coloring Books that range from line art to grayscale (photo-based). The book is standard publisher paper (60# weight) and non-perforated paper with glue binding. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D. has been drawing since she was a small child. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University's, Bachelor of Fine Art Program, then later attended Radford University, earning her Bachelor of Fine Art in Graphic Design and Illustration. Over the years, she has developed a distinctive style for her pen and ink illustrations of old barns and houses, as well as the restored colonial district of the city of Williamsburg's architectural portraiture. This is used to her advantage in creating imaginative illustrations of delightful fairy houses and fairy doors, fantasy illustrations, floral and decorative drawings, and adult coloring books. Dawn is the author of 750+ books on the topics of business, career search practices, women and gender studies, quotes, and over 300 genealogy linage books, as well as 105+ coloring books for adults. Amazon Author Page: https: //www.amazon.com/author/dawnboyer Facebook Artist's Page: http: //www.Facebook.com/DawnBoyerArtist Artwork: http: //fineartamerica.com/profiles/dawn-boyer.html Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/dawnboyer/ YouTube: https: //www.youtube.com/user/DawnDeniseBoyer/ Key Search Words for Author/Artist's Books: adult coloring, animals, architectural illustrations, artist's renderings, artwork, balance, Barns, Big Kids Coloring Books, body, brain, bugs, butterflies, calming, celebration, Celtic, crosses, calligraphy, Christmas, City of Williamsburg, co-artist, color, comic book, coloring books, colors, colour, colourful, colouring, colouring book, composition, crab, creation, de-stress, designs, diary, dolphin, doodle, drawing, fae, fairies, fairy, fairy doors, fairy houses, family history, family lineage, family surnames, fauna, feathers, fish, flora, forest, genealogy, hearts, illustration, imagination, journal, kachina, kaleidoscope, love, magical, mandala, mermaids, mystical, mystical creatures, Native American Indian, nature, ocean, old barns, old houses, pen and ink, photo-bombing, relaxation, sea, sugar skulls, tangles, tantalizing, tea, therapy, tropical, undersea, universe, valentine, well-being, Williamsburg Virginia, wisdom, zen, zendala

Contains over 300 drawn color sketches of kachina dolls, with types of masks, body paint, clothing, moccasins, jewelry, tabletas, articles used and carried, and the meaning of symbols.

In 1975 The Heard Museum published a catalogue of the Barry Goldwater collection of Hopi kachina dolls. The catalog is no longer in print, but the Museum's collection is hereby made accessible in print once again. Beautiful color photographs of 200 kachina dolls are combined with sensitive commentary by a Hopi author. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contemporary Kachina dolls are beautifully illustrated with over 150 color photos. The lives of the carvers who make them are explored in depth. Twenty-five of today's important Kachina carvers have been interviewed for a first-hand glimpse into their work.