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Saturday, April 01, 2023

Highly Recommended! CONTENDERS: TWO NATIVE BASEBALL PLAYERS, ONE WORLD SERIES by Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr

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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series Written by Traci Sorell (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) Illustrated by Arigon Sta...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Highly Recommended: REMEMBER by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade

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Remember  Written by Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation) Illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit Nation) Published in 2023 Publisher: Random House Rev...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Highly Recommended: HEART BERRY BLING by Jenny Kay Dupuis; illustrated by Eva Campbell

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Heart Berry Bling Written by Jenny Kay Dupuis (Member of Nipissing First Nation) Illustrated by Eva Campbell (Not Native)...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Another New Cover for Frank Asch's POPCORN

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Back on July 23, 2015, I wrote about Frank Asch's picture book, Popcorn. It came out in 1979 and is about Sam (a bear) who is having a H...
Tuesday, March 07, 2023

"Could he still use the youth edition of 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States'?"

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The title of today's blog post is from an article in The Washington Post. It came out yesterday (March 6, 2023). Its title is 'Slave...
Monday, March 06, 2023

Debbie--have you seen SWIFT ARROW by Josephine Cunnington Edwards?

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Some time back, a reader wrote to ask if I had read Swift Arrow by Josephine Cunnington Edwards. It was published in 1997 by a publisher I w...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

"Presenter Self-identification Statement" at 2023 Tucson Festival of Books

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Earlier this week within Native networks, I saw people sharing a link to a "Presenter Self-identification Statement" on the websit...
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Friday, February 24, 2023

Stereotypes in Beverly Cleary's HENRY HUGGINS

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A Native parent wrote to tell me that they were reading Henry Huggins aloud at home. They got to chapter four ("The Green Christmas) an...
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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Not Recommended: The Little Indian Runner

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Yikes! You know how you get a request and think you'll take care of it 'tomorrow' and then suddenly, time has passed and it sits...
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Thursday, February 09, 2023

Highly Recommended: POWWOW DAY by Traci Sorell

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Powwow Day Written by Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) Published in 2022 Publisher: Charlesbridge Review...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Use/Misuse of the Word "Treaty" or "treaty" in Children's Books

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Last week, I had a conversation with an educator who told me about conversations they'd had with teachers about Sign of the Beaver. Here...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Nostalgia for Margaret Wise Brown's DOCTOR SQUASH THE DOLL DOCTOR

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Yesterday (Monday, Jan 17, 2023) this image appeared on the timeline of my Facebook account. Specifically, it was shared to a Facebook group...
Friday, January 13, 2023

"Tlingit don't exist for the benefit of bad teenagers."

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In a recent conversation, an educator told me about people in her networks who are still using Touching Spirit Bear.  That educator has read...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Back Matter in 2022 book from Charlesbridge -- THE GARDENER OF ALCATRAZ

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This morning on Facebook (in a discussion of books by region), I saw mention of The Gardener of Alcatraz. Written by Emma Bland Smith and il...