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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Sebastian Robertson's ROCK & ROLL HIGHWAY: THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON STORY

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Decades ago--and now, too--I revel in the music of The Band. I was amongst those who went to see the film The Last Waltz. Of course, I bough...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Julie Flett's WE ALL COUNT: A BOOK OF CREE NUMBERS

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There's a new board book out by Cree Metis artist, Julie Flett , and like her other ones, it is a winner! Like her previous work...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

K.V. Flynn's ON THE MOVE

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There's a lot to like about K.V. Flynn's  On The Move.  As far as I know, Flynn is not Native. His main character, Callum, isn'...
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A Native Response to THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING

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Maira Kalman's Thomas Jefferson, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything got starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist.  Horn Book ...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Author Studies, Kathleen Hale, Native Authors

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Last week, the Guardian published an article by Kathleen Hale that detailed how she had stalked a blogger who wrote a negative review of he...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Carole Lindstrom's GIRLS DANCE, BOYS FIDDLE

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Sometimes I read a children's book and start digging in a bit to do a review, and I find that my heart is soaring, and that I'm sitt...
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THE GUARDIAN errs in its list of 50 best culturally diverse children's books

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Yesterday (October 13, 2014), The Guardian ran an article titled Diverse voices: the 50 best culturally diverse children's books . I d...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

Stephen Krensky's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

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As I write this post, Stephen Krensky's Christopher Columbus is ranked at #1 in e-book biographies for children. The paperback edition i...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS, written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas

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In early October, over on Twitter , Jillian asked me if I'd seen As An Oak Tree Grows , by G. Brian Karas. She noted the wigwam in it, a...
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Carl Nordgren's ANUNG'S JOURNEY: AN ANCIENT OJIBWAY LEGEND AS TOLD BY STEVE FOBISTER

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Some weeks ago, a reader wrote to ask me about Anung's Journey: An Ancient Ojibway Legend As Told by Steve Fobister, by Carl Nordgren. ...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Neal Shusterman and Michelle Knowlden's UNSTRUNG

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In 2009, Neal Shusterman launched the first of his "Unwind Dystology" series. The first book is Unwind. Published by Simon and Sch...
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Heather Sappenfield's THE VIEW FROM WHO I WAS

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A colleague, Trish, wrote to ask me if I'd seen Heather Sappenfield's  The View From Who I Was.  She said it is set at a place calle...
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