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)

▼
Friday, January 04, 2013

Harry Bliss's BAILEY AT THE MUSEUM

›
Recently, I was asked to read and comment on  Bailey at the Museum  by Harry Bliss. Here's the cover:* Bailey is the dog shown on t...
5 comments:

Thumbs down to some titles on CBC Diversity's Goodreads Bookshelf

›
The Children's Book Council's Diversity Committee is, perhaps, the most recent effort within the children's publishing arena to ...
1 comment:
Thursday, January 03, 2013

Cowboys and Indians in Brandon Mull's FABLEHAVEN; RISE OF THE EVENING STAR

›
Thanks to Erin for letting me know about Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series... Launched in 2007, the first book is titled Fablehaven. Su...
2 comments:
Sunday, December 30, 2012

Slapin's review of Deborah Miranda's BAD INDIANS

›
Editor's Note: This review may not be published elsewhere without written permission from its author, Beverly Slapin. Copyright 2012 by ...
2 comments:
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Joe McKendry's ONE TIMES SQUARE: A CENTURY OF CHANGE AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD

›
Joe McKendry's One Times Square: A Century of Change at the Crossroads of the World is on the Publishers Weekly Best Books 2012 list, in...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Jodi Lynn Anderson's TIGER LILY - Part 2

›
Back in June, I read part of Jodi Lynn Anderson's Tiger Lily. I didn't like what I read and posted my thoughts . The book is now on ...
26 comments:
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

James and Joseph Bruchac's RABBIT'S SNOW DANCE

›
Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Have you h...
3 comments:
Monday, December 10, 2012

Russell Hoban's SOONCHILD

›
Ummm... Russell Hoban, author of some terrific picture books, wrote this on page 6 of Soonchild:  John came from a long line of shamans. H...
4 comments:
Friday, December 07, 2012

Erdrich's CHICKADEE and Smith's INDIAN SHOES in NY TIMES

›
On December 4, 2012, The New York Times published "Books to Match Diverse Young Readers" about books that featured characters who ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

THIS AMERICAN LIFE: "Little War on the Prairie", THE DAKOTA 38, and resources for teaching about the US-Dakota War of 1862

›
On November 23, 2012,  This American Life devoted an entire show to a single topic. Titled Little War on the Prairie it is a well-executed ...
4 comments:
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Navajo film project: RAINBOW BIRD

›
On AICL, I encourage parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone who works with children and the books they read or the movies they watch, to ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

TIGER EYES: Judy Blume's book and its film adaptation

›
Recently in Native news sources, I read that Tatanka Means (his father was Russell Means, activist and actor who recently passed away), is ...
1 comment:
Thursday, November 15, 2012

AICL tomorrow on NATIVE AMERICA CALLING

›
Sorry for this late notice...  Just letting readers of AICL know that I'll be a guest tomorrow (Friday, Nov 16, 2012) on Native America ...
1 comment:

Terrific news! Louise Erdrich's THE ROUND HOUSE won the 2012 National Book Award

›
Last night (November 14, 2012), Louise Erdrich's The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award in the fiction category for the adul...
1 comment:
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Alyson Noel's FATED

›
A reader wrote to ask if I would take a look at Alyson Noel's young adult novel, Fated. I looked it up, and seeing that it was set in Ne...
5 comments:
Saturday, November 03, 2012

Dear Gwen Stefani: Please make a video...

›
Dear Gwen Stefani, It is good that No Doubt released a statement today, stating that you never intended to offend, hurt, or trivialize Na...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version
  • Debbie Reese
  • Jean Mendoza
Powered by Blogger.