Caldecott Honor Book
Exposition: The people don’t have light, so Raven goes off in search of light. He realized it is held in the home of the Sky Chief.
Conflict: In order find the light in the Sky Chief’s home, Raven turns himself into a pine needle which floats into the daughter’s water where she drinks it. After being born as the daughter’s child, he must find the light.
Rising Action: A baby, Raven crawls around and then cries until the Sky Chief say to give his grandchild the ball of light.
Climax: Rave returns to his raven form and lies off with the ball of light in his beak as the Sky Chief, his daughter, and the elders look on.
Falling Action: Raven throws the Sun into the sky, and the people have light.
Resolution: The people feed Raven as thanks for bringing them light.
Quality of Illustrations: McDermott uses beautiful painterly media (gouache, colored pencil, and pastel). The mood of the people is reflected in the beginning part of the story by the use dark muted colors that show the darkness in which the people live. McDermott also uses different media to further illustrate the differences between the Raven and the Sky Chief.
McDermott, G. (1993). Raven: A trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest. New York: Scholastic.
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