Mouse Woman and the Muddleheads, legends of the Haida people, features the wise and enterprising Mouse Woman, a narnauk-a supernatural shape-shifter. Taking the form of both mouse and grandmother, Mouse Woman's role is to keep order between narnauks and humans. She keeps a particularly close eye on young people, using tact and a little trickery to keep them out of trouble.
This reissue features the striking original drawings by Douglas Tait. These compelling stories will appeal to longtime Harris fans as well as new readers, young and old.
"One of the strongest voices speaking for the people of the Haida Gwaii and their neighbours." -Bill Reid
"[Harris] was far ahead of her time ... she brought tenderness and intelligence to books for children." -Sheila Egoff