Stealing Summer
2/24/202617 min
Bestselling children's author Meena Harris (Maya's Big Question, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea) plays an ambitious coyote in this Shoshone, Shasta and Hupa legend about how summer and winter came to be.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:01
WBUR Podcasts. Boston.
Rebecca Sheir· Host0:04
Think about a time you felt cold. Did your body shiver? Did your teeth chatter? Did your skin prickle up with goosebumps? Now, ask yourself, what if you felt that way every single day? Because that's what it's like for the characters in our story, until a heroic canine figures out how to bring on the heat. [gentle music] I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. Today, our story is called Stealing Summer. We found versions of this tale from many Native American peoples, including the Shoshone, Shasta, and Hupa. Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including Meena Harris, bestselling author of five children's books, including Kamala and Maya's Big Idea and Maya's Big Question, coming out March 3rd, 2026. So circle round everyone for Stealing Summer. [wind blowing] It was summertime, and the animals were chilled to the bone.