tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post1507766711967683601..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): NOT RECOMMENDED: Alan Gratz's BAN THIS BOOKDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-85978481870252031572021-10-08T08:30:10.607-05:002021-10-08T08:30:10.607-05:00I can explain one small detail. The reason those b...I can explain one small detail. The reason those books are her "favorites" are because many of them won the Newbery prize the year they came out. A lot of children's authors love to throw in random Newbery titles when picking a child's favorite books. The majority of the authors go with books that won in the last few years (some of which are still problematic). These books are absolutely problematic but IMHO kids should still read that kind of thing but they need to be paired with a more accurate book and discussion of the negative stereotypes, etc. in the first one.Mz. Rachel Super Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525066592445776614noreply@blogger.com