The Sleeping Giant has a name: Hobbomock, and Guilford author has new illustrated book about him (video)- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut

The Sleeping Giant has a name: Hobbomock, and Guilford author has new illustrated book about him (video)- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut:

Together, they have created a book that bases the story of Sleeping Giant on three differing versions of the legend, passed down in Native American culture.

“When I started researching, I discovered that one version of the legend is that Hobbomock is a very angry giant in general,” says Marchi. “It was when I went to the Quinnipiac tribal website that I discovered the legend that he was really a good giant who taught the people how to care for the land and the water and how to commune with nature, and grew unhappy and angry when people lost their ability to communicate with the animals.”

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