Nature is considered an important spiritual component in many Native American stories.”Coyote the trickster,” “Rabbit” and “Raven” are animal-characters featured prominently in different Native American-themed stories, while half-human “Iktome Spider Man” is a sacred figure in the Sioux tradition. Colorful archetypes including nature elements such as Wind, Moon and the global Coyote, who differs according to region and thus, nation, adapts well to a picture book format. Imagery, metaphor and action depicted in traditional Indian tales make perfect page-turners in an illustrated children’s book. Transferring the Native Indian stories, known as “re-tellings,” to a picture book manuscript, however, requires skill with a beautiful but complex language syntax. Native American picture books are easily mistaken as simple to write. Integrating folklore while honoring authenticity to Native American prose and culture cannot be overemphasized.