Boy of the Painted Cave
Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel, has158 pages that tell of a boy named Tao from the early man stage of life. He is very artistic and loves to draw yet it is forbidden. Drawing when you aren't a cave painter is considered taboo and it angers the spirits. Only cave painters are allowed to draw. Tao starts a secret life in his new cave because there he can draw and take care of his loving but forbidden wolf dog, Ram. Tao ends up accomplishing the conflict in the end with the help of a special friend.
Tao loves to draw, but it angers the spirits when others draw and it is considered taboo. This is the main conflict in the book. Tao wishes to become a cave painter like his old friend, Graybeard. Graybeard is the current chosen one and he gives Tao secret lessons in a hidden cave. One day Graybeard gives Tao important instructions to go into the secret cave and paint for a good hunt. Then Graybeard would take Volt and the hunters to see Tao draw so they would beleive he can draw well and prove he can be a chosen one because Graybeard is growing old. Volt and the hunters find Tao painting in the secret cave and are furious. Graybeard was not with them because he did not make it and passed away that night. Tao is sent to face Saxon, the sacred bull because Graybeard wasnt there to defend him. Tao ends up becoming a cave painter after he defeats Saxon and proves he did no wrong.
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