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First thoughts on Robbie Robertson's HIAWATHA AND THE PEACEMAKER
When I get a book written by a Native person, my heart soars with delight.In the mail yesterday, I got a copy of Robbie Robertson's Hiawatha and the Peacemaker.For now, I'm focusing on the words. To...
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Want a tri-fold of our We're the People: Summer Reading 2015 for your library?
Turning your calendar to July? Looking for books to recommend to kids and teens? Ones that portray all of us who are The People of the U.S.?Given yesterday's Supreme Court decision, maybe you're...
View ArticleDear Tim Federle: Some thoughts on Native content in BETTER NATE THAN EVER
Dear Tim Federle,I read your piece, Book for Kids Raises Eyebrows Over Young Gay Character, at Huff Post. There, you said that Better Nate Than Ever features:...a subplot about a teenager who's...
View ArticleClaiming, Misrepresenting, and Ignorance of Cherokee Identity
Some books that we give to young children carry enormous weight. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage is one example. It is about the Supreme Court's decision in 1967, in which they...
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KAMIK'S FIRST SLED by Matilda Sulurayok and Qin Leng
Two years ago I read--and recommended--Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story, a delightful story about a puppy named Kamik and his owner, a young Inuit boy named Jake. In it, Jake is trying to train Kamik,...
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Curious George and his... tomahawk
Over 2000 libraries have H. A. Rey's Curious George Learns the Alphabet on their shelves. The book was first published in 1963 by Houghton Mifflin. Here's the bottom of the 't' page:With that foot in...
View ArticleDear Writers Who Think You're Cherokee
Over the last few weeks, people in American Indian, Native American, or Indigenous Studies have been deeply engaged in discussions of identity, trying to help people understand what it means to be a...
View ArticleAbout Jane Resh Thomas and Hamline University's Writing Program
This week, Hamline University's MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults is holding its one week residency. On July 13th, Jane Resh Thomas gave a lecture there.Based on what I read at On Kindness,...
View ArticleSet three: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages
A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. I didn't--but they aren't gone forever! They're available on...
View ArticleSet two: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages
A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. I didn't--but they aren't gone forever! They're available on...
View ArticleSet One: Links to Oyate's BOOKS TO AVOID pages
A few years ago, Oyate removed its Books to Avoid page. A great many people miss that page and write to me asking if I saved those reviews. I didn't--but they aren't gone forever! They're available on...
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POPCORN by Frank Asch
Dear Editors at Aladdin/Simon & Schuster,A reader of AICL wrote to ask me about Frank Asch's Popcorn. It is an older book (pub year 1979, from Parents Magazine Press) that I haven't written about...
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Native Writers and Illustrators on Twitter
Do you have a Twitter account? Do you follow or want to follow Native writers and illustrators? Here's a list! Some tweet a lot, some a little. Some tweet about books, some tweet about their nations,...
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Babar Playing Indian in BABAR COMES TO AMERICA
I am always grateful to readers who write to me. Sometimes they write with a question. Sometimes they write to thank me for a review. Sometimes, they send me something to take a look at. This morning's...
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Looking for nonfiction?
People write to me asking about the merits of this or that nonfiction book or series, which one(s) I recommend, etc. Keeping up with them, and/or writing a comprehensive review is daunting, and...
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"How shall I describe your skin color?"
A colleague in children's literature asked (on Facebook) how people of color, or people who write about people of color, would like the skin tone of characters of color to be described. Specifically...
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In the works: VENGEANCE ROAD and THE EVAPORATION OF SOFI SNOW
Yesterday's email from Publisher's Weekly included two items that caught my attention.First is a new book due out this year: Vengeance Road. As far as I can determine, the author, Erin Bowman, is not...
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Kathleen Krull's POCAHONTAS: PRINCESS OF THE NEW WORLD
I'm at the Oak Park Public Library, in Oak Park, Illinois for the afternoon. While here, I thought I'd take a look to see their holdings about Pocahontas. I found Pocahontas: Princess of the New World...
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Dorling Kindersley's POCAHONTAS (Beginning to Read Alone Level 2)
Hey all... you know that Pocahontas did not marry John Smith, right? Check this out:Here's the synopsis:In this book, children learn the story of Pocahontas. Famous for helping maintain peace between...
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Chapter-by-chapter notes on Erin Bowman's VENGEANCE ROAD
I'm reading an ARC (advanced reader copy) of Erin Bowman's Vengeance Road. Here's my notes as I pick up and start to read Vengeance Road. Summary is in standard font. My questions, comments,...
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