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"Debbie, can you recommend some books about Thanksgiving?"
I get a lot of email during October and November, from people who are growing in their awareness that children's books about Thanksgiving:Misrepresent historical factsStereotype Wampanoag peopleErase...
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Highly Recommended! Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreWritten by Carole Boston WeatherfordIllustrated by Floyd CooperPublished in 2021Publisher: Carolrhoda BooksReviewer: Jean MendozaReview Status: Highly...
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! THE CASE OF THE BURGLED BUNDLE: A MIGHTY MUSKRATS MYSTERY
The Case of the Burgled BundleA Mighty Muskrats MysteryWritten by Michael Hutchinson (Misipawistik Cree Nation)Published by Second Story PressPublication Year 2021Reviewed by Jean MendozaReview Status:...
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Highly Recommended: JO JO MAKOONS, THE USED-TO-BE BEST FRIEND by Dawn...
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:Jo Jo Makoons, The Used-to-Be Best FriendWritten by Dawn Quigley (Citizen, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe)Illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey)Published by HeartdrumPublication...
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Highly Recommended! LOOK GRANDMA! NI, ELISI! by Art Coulson; illustrated by...
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! Written by Art Coulson (Cherokee Nation)Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation)Published by CharlesbridgePublication Year: 2021Reviewed by...
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Highly Recommended: THE OTHER TALK: RECKONING WITH OUR WHITE PRIVILEGE by...
the OTHER talk: reckoning with OUR my white privilege*by Brendan Kiely, with an introduction by Jason ReynoldsPublished by Simon & SchusterPublication in 2021Reviewer: Debbie ReeseReview Status:...
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Highly Recommended! CLASSIFIED:THE SECRET CAREER OF MARY GOLDA ROSS, CHEROKEE...
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace EngineerWritten by Traci Sorell (Cherokee)Illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis)Published by Millbrook PressPublished in...
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Highly Recommended: ON THE TRAPLINE by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett
On the TraplineWritten by David A. Robertson (Member, Norway House Cree Nation)Illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis)Published by Tundra BooksPublished in 2021Reviewer: Debbie ReeseStatus: Highly...
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RECOMMENDED: NENABOOZHOO AND THE ELK'S HEAD
Nenaboozhoo and the Elk's HeadNenaboozhoo miinawaa Adik OdishtigwaanWritten by Dr. Giniwgiizhig (enrolled, White Earth) and Niizhobines (Ojibwe)Illustrated by Anna GranholmPublished by Black Bears and...
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AICL's Best Books of 2021
A Sample of AICL's Best Books of 2021Those who study and write about children's books will mark 2021 as a significant year because it is the year that Heartdrum (an imprint of HarperCollins) released...
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: THE SEA IN WINTER
The Sea in WinterBy Christina Day (Upper Skagit)Published by HeartdrumPublished in 2021Reviewed by Jean MendozaReview Status: Highly RecommendedBack in September 2020, Debbie blogged about her...
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Highly Recommended: THE FIRE by Thomas Peacock
The FireWritten by Thomas Peacock (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe)Illustrations by Anna GranholmPublished by Black Bears & BlueberriesPublished in 2021Reviewer: Jean MendozaReview...
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Debbie Reese in THE WEEK, JUNIOR
A personal and professional high point of 2021 that I haven't noted yet on AICL is this one: On July 2, 2021, an interview of me was published in The Week, Junior. I was thrilled that they knew about...
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Indigenous Nations in Nonfiction
In 2021, the National Council of Teachers of English published Reading and Teaching with Diverse Nonfiction Children's Books: Representations and Possibilities. Edited by Thomas Crisp, Suzanne M....
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A Second Look at PebbleGo Next
On December 2, 2016, I took a look at "PebbleGo Next" (an educational website for early childhood) because AICL readers had been writing to ask me about it. Based on what I saw on the Pueblo pages, I...
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Highly Recommended: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIANS BUT WERE...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask,Young Readers' EditionWritten by Anton Treuer (Ojibwe)Published by Levine QueridoPublished in 2021Reviewed by Jean MendozaReview...
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American Indian Library Association Announces its 2022 Youth Literature Awards
On Monday, January 24, 2022, the American Indian Library Association announced its 2022 Youth Literature Awards at the livestream of the American Library Association's youth media awards. Below, we are...
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Analyzing a Worksheet: "Where Would You Fit In?"
"Where Would You Fit In?"A Worksheet Analysis by Debbie ReeseFrom time to time, a colleague or friend shares a worksheet a child has been asked to do. In some instances I've done an analysis of it...
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Art Coulson and Madelyn Goodnight's LOOK GRANDMA! NI, ELISI! featured in...
This morning (Saturday, Feb 12, 2022) I saw that Art Coulson and Marilyn Goodnight's Look Grandma! Ni, Elisi! is included in Reading Rainbow Live's first event on March 6th. The theme is "Kid...
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Challenges to AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR YOUNG...
Challenges to An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, for Young PeopleLast year, we learned about a letter by Matt Krause, Chair of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on General...
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