Enchanted Buffalo L. Frank Baum. Donald F. Montileaux (illustrator). Contact us to inquire Cloth 40 pages 6.5 x 8.25 inches Full color illustrations ISBN: 9780982274934 Available September 2010. Fifth book in the Prairie Tale Series. A young buffalo takes on the treacherous leader of the pack Deep in the Great Plains of South Dakota, a tribe of mighty buffaloes finds themselves without a leader. A tricky bull named Barrag takes control of the group until the brave young Oknu challenges the new leader. But he does not know that Barrag has special powers. Barrag tricks Oknu with the help of magic, but a surprise is in store for the nast Barrag. Good and evil, treachery and bravery, pride and wisdom all feature in L. Frank Baum’s fairy tale set during the heyday of the buffalo on the Great Plains. Baum wrote the story in 1905 and uses his fable to show the dangers of greed, dirty tricks, and broken promises. Donald F. Montileaux is a multi-award-winning Oglala Sioux artist and illustrator from Rapid City. His book, Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story, won an Aesop Accolade and a Spur Award, as well as three other national awards. His ledger-book inspired artwork has been featured all over the country in both private and public collections. Montileaux's illustrations are the "crowning gems of The Enchanted Buffalo. Simply put, they're stunning. [His] palette is gorgeous, and he imbues what are essentially two-dimensional of buffalo with an incredible amount of dynamism."—LibraryThing.com Read some early reviews of The Enchanted Buffalo. Contact us to inquire