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San Jose State University, College of Applied Sciences, School of Library and...
"According to her nomination form, she was the recipient of the 2013 Virginia Matthews Scholarship Award for her “sustained involvement in the American Indian community and her sustained commitment to...
View ArticleDear First Book: Step Up Your Game!
Editor's note, May 22, 2014: In response to concerns I raised about the information on First Book's Native American Heritage Month page, First Book removed the page. I look forward to one with accurate...
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SWEETEST KULU by Celina Kalluk
Sweet! Sometimes, that exclamation (Sweet!) means something is endearing, and sometimes, it means something is way cool. Both meanings apply to Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk, illustrated by Alexandria...
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Arigon Starr's SUPER INDIAN
If you're Kickapoo author/illustrator Arigon Starr, you gotta be dancing every time you pick up Super Indian and read what Charlie Hill, one of the best Native comedians ever (sadly, he passed away a...
View ArticleCOPPER MAGIC by Julia Mary Gibson, or, an emphatic "Cut it out!" from AICL
In Copper Magic, twelve-year-old Violet Blake is digging by a stream near her house in Michigan and finds a "talisman" -- a copper hand that she comes to call "the Hand." Violet feels that this hand...
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WHERE'S WALDO being added to The Foul Among the Good
Last week, Sharon H. Chang tweeted a couple of images from a 1987 copy of Where's Waldo that I am adding to AICL's page, The Foul Among the Good. Here they are:My response?May 29, 2014Dear Waldo,Yes,...
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AICL Stands With We Need Diverse Books and Small Publishers
Saturday morning (May 31, 2014) I woke early with a feeling of joy and excitement. Several hundred miles away from me, a group of eight men and women were in New York City, getting ready for their...
View Article"War whoop" in Gayle Forman's IF I STAY
One of the big names right now is Gayle Forman. Her book, If I Stay, is big and gonna be a movie, too. So--I figured I ought to take a look at the book. I opened the preview at Amazon and read the...
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About the much celebrated Oregon Trail...
A couple of weeks ago, Oregon's ban on same sex marriage was struck down. I was happy about that. In my timeline on Twitter, I saw this image:I replied to the person who sent it out, noting that the...
View ArticleRubbing noses in Katherine Kirkpatrick's BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Katherine Kirkpatrick's Between Two Worlds is another fail from Random House, a major publisher. It is getting good reviews, which represents another fail in the reviewing world.The protagonist in...
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Martha Stackhouse's review of Barbara Joosse's MAMA DO YOU LOVE ME
In the spring of 2004, students in Education 493: Examining Alaska Children's Literature. The course was taught by Esther A. Ilutsik for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Reviews are on the website...
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Arigon Starr's ANNUMPA LUMA--CODE TALKER
Comic book fans! Keep your eyes peeled for INC Comics. INC is Indigenous Narratives Collective. First up from INC is Arigon Starr's Annumpa Luma--Code Talker. If you follow national news about American...
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Beverly Slapin reviews Joseph Bruchac's KILLER OF ENEMIES
Editor's Note: Beverly Slapin of De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children, submitted this review essay of Joseph Bruchac's Killer of Enemies. It may not be used elsewhere without her...
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Paul Goble's THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES
Is Paul Goble's The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses one of your favorite books? It won the Caldecott Medal thirty-five years ago. Let's take a look at it.Here's the first paragraph in the story:The people...
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Donald F. Montileaux's TASUNKA: A LAKOTA HORSE LEGEND
One of the things I look for when reading a traditional story rooted in a Native Nation is an attribution of where the story was heard, and from whom. In Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend, Montileaux...
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"Native American Zodiac"
Twice within the last few weeks, people have written to ask me about the "Native American Zodiac" that is popping up on social media. Here's the graphic that is circulating:Obviously, I've drawn a red...
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Aaron Carapella's Map: NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS - OUR OWN NAMES & LOCATIONS
Some months ago, I began to see information about Aaron Carapella's map, "Native American Nations - Our Own Names & Locations." It is an admirable and ambitious project, and it held a great deal of...
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Tim Tingle's keynote at 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Awards
On Sunday, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) presented its 2014 Youth Literature Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada at the annual meeting of the American Library Association. Choctaw author Tim...
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E.B. White "Did you ever see an Indian..."
A few days ago (June 11) was E.B. White's birthday. Most people know--and love--Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. Do you remember his reference to Indians in Stuart Little?It is that part where he's...
View ArticlePicture Books about Christopher Columbus
Earlier this week, a colleague wrote to me about a new picture book about Christopher Columbus. This morning, I was e-talking with Annette Wanamaker, editor of Children's Literature in Education, about...
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