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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Emerita Romero-Anderson's MILAGRO OF THE SPANISH BEAN POT

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Last month, a friend wrote to ask if I'd read Emerita Romero-Anderson's Milagro of the Spanish Bean Pot , published in 2011 by Tex...
Friday, December 30, 2011

"Race changes" in Tintin

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In 2006 I learned about Tintin in America . I wrote about it then , but apparently failed to order it so that I could do an analysis of it...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

"...they're reading Twilight!"

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Add caption We spent some of this holiday watching Friday Night Lights . In the fourth season, a leading character exits the show. His...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Anita Silvey's CHILDREN'S BOOK-A-DAY ALMANAC

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Anita Silvey is a powerful person in children's literature. Among her many accomplishments are that she was the editor at the The Horn ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

THE CHRISTMAS COAT by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

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On December 6, 2011 , I learned about a new book called The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood , by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve....
Saturday, December 17, 2011

AICL listed on HORN BOOK "Kids, books, and blogs" page

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Back before The Horn Book redesigned its website, American Indians in Children's Literature was amongst the blogs it listed on its &quo...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Native students rebut ABC's "Children of the Plains"

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In October of 2011, ABC broadcast "Children of the Plains" on its 20/20 program. Watching the promos for it, I shook my head. Dian...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

MY NAME IS NOT EASY... on Kindle Fire?

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This news is interesting! If I read it right, I think that Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name is Not Easy is going to be available on Kindl...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

New book by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve!

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Just saw something I must check out! Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve has a new book out...  Read about it at Cynsations, where Cynthia Leit...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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I'm taking a much needed break for a couple of weeks...   I'll be back, though! See you then! 
Friday, November 18, 2011

"Indian Children" by Annette Wynne

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Today's post is prompted by a comment submitted to me by Brendan, a regular reader of AICL. The comment was submitted via the "Cont...
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Slapin's review of Debby Dahl Edwardson's MY NAME IS NOT EASY

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Below is Beverly Slapin's review of Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name is Not Easy .  It may not be reprinted elsewhere witho...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tune in tomorrow...

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That sounds odd, "Tune in tomorrow"  --- but if you can, tune in tomorrow at 6:30 PM EST to Blog Talk Radio's Is That Your ...
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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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