American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

Established in 2006 by Dr. Debbie Reese of Nambé Pueblo, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Dr. Jean Mendoza joined AICL as a co-editor in 2016. (Site redesign on January 8, 2025)

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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Beverly Slapin's review of WOLF MARK, by Joseph Bruchac

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Bel...
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011

New resource online: INDIANS OF THE MIDWEST

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Yesterday, the Newberry Library in Chicago launched a new online resource: Indians of the Midwest . I spent hours going through it, learni...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

New (to me) publisher: Inhabit Media, Inc.

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Sitting here on my couch this morning, I've come across the website for an Inuit-owned publishing house called Inhabit Media, Inc . loca...
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Eric Carle's illustrations for TALES OF THE NIMIPOO

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I like a lot of Eric Carle's books. I used The Very Hungry Caterpillar when I taught kindergarten and first grade. I read books he wr...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Video: WAPOS BAY

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I've just come across what looks to be an absolutely stunning video series called Wapos Bay . Set in the present day, the stop-motion an...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Lesson Plan: WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR MOCCASINS

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While working as a librarian, Kathleen Horning of the CCBC , recommended children's books about American Indians whenever she could. ...

Ginny Moore Kruse's 1992 article on Multicultural Literature

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This morning I'm re-reading, Ginny Moore Kruse's 1992 article "No Single Season: Multicultural Literature for All Children...
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Monday, October 17, 2011

Popular searches at the Smithsonian website

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A few minutes ago I was at the Smithsonian's " CollectionsSearchCenter " page studying how they classify photographs (doing th...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Debby Dahl Edwardson's MY NAME IS NOT EASY is a finalist for the National Book Award!

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A hearty congratulations to Debby Dahl Edwardson! Today (October 12, 2011), her outstanding My Name is Not Easy was named as a finalist...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Maurice Sendak's BUMBLE-ARDY

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From the children's lit community to the Wall Street Journal , people are talking about Maurice Sendak's new book, Bumble-Ardy . S...
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Sunday, October 09, 2011

Great news! Richard Van Camp's THE LESSER BLESSED in production

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Last week, auditions were held for parts in Richard Van Camp's outstanding novel, The Lesser Blessed . This movie is one to keep an ...
Friday, October 07, 2011

MY NAME IS NOT EASY, by Debby Dahl Edwardson

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Yesterday I read Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name Is Not Easy . It is a powerful novel, moving me in the same ways that Joseph Bruchac...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Horn Book Magazine, 1959

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I'm in Santa Fe at the state library doing homework for one of my MLIS courses. Setting that work aside for a few minutes to peruse the ...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Another pair of eyeglasses...

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I am enjoying my courses as a student San Jose State's School of Library and Information Science . Prior to this, I felt proficient usin...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

AWESIINYENSAG, Wiigwaas Press, and the Minnesota's Best Read for 2011

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This is terrific news! Awesiinyensag , a book published by Heid and Louise Erdrich's Wiigwaas Press, was selected as Minnesota's B...
Monday, September 05, 2011

Julie Luecke on Nora Raleigh Baskin's THE SUMMER BEFORE BOYS

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Julie Luecke, an Associate Professor of Education at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, wrote to tell me about Nora Raleigh Baskin...
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Saturday, September 03, 2011

Gertrude Doederlein's LIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN

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Scarlett wrote to tell me about a blog post at Awful Library Books in which Holly Hibler (the blogger) wrote about Gertrude Doederlein'...
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Mercer Meyer's JUST ME AND MY MOM

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Bummer! (Using that word dates me, eh?!) Susan Santee-Buenger at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrote to tell me about this page i...
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Thursday, September 01, 2011

New book! GRANDPA'S GIRLS by Nicola Campbell

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One of my favorite authors, Nicola Campbell, has a new book out. Titled Grandpa's Girls , I can't wait to see it! Here's the blu...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

CADDIE WOODLAWN... in Chinese

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Thanks, Minjie, for writing to tell me that Caddie Woodlawn is being published in China. Here's the cover: Regular readers of Americ...
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