Cherokee Bat and The Goat Guys

Block, F. (1992). Cherokee bat and the goat guys. NY: Harper Collins.

Cherokee decides to help her sister Witch Baby by making her feather winds with magical help from Coyote.  Raphael gets goat pants and then Witch Baby steals some goat horns from Coyote for Angel Juan.  Cherokee gets a pair of boots that are like hoofs and they get drawn into  dangerous things while playing in their band.  The Goat Guys end up feeling awful and Coyote saves Cherokee before the jumps off and tries to fly.  In the end, they find themselves and realize they don't need the magic to make the music. 

I really did not care for this book.  I found it hard to read and just could not get into the story.  I can't imagine as a parent going off and leaving my children to find for themselves.  It just seemed to unrealistic even with the magical elements.  Teachers might find this book useful to teach about sometimes getting what we think we want is not always the best thing.

The theme of this book is that asking for and taking things that are not right fully yours are not always a good thing.  Cherokee learned this the hard way.  Lucky for her Coyote saves her in the end.