Bulla, who spent most of his adult life in Los Angeles, wrote more than 60 children’s books, most fiction but some nonfiction, starting in 1946 with “The Donkey Cart. ... “Squanto, Friend of ...

Above right, Tisquantum, also known as Squanto, is depicted in a 1922 storybook for children carrying John Billington, a young Pilgrim, after he was found lost in the woods. (photo: Shutterstock ...

Squanto traveled the Atlantic long before meeting the Pilgrims. Learning the role of interpreter, he made his language skill an asset.

In 1619, five years after he was taken, Squanto finally made it back home, aboard yet another English explorer’s ship. But any dreams he may have had about a reunion with friends and family were ...