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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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Maira Kalman's LOOKING AT LINCOLN

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With President's Day upon us, people are pulling out picture books about Lincoln, like Maira Kalman's Looking at Lincoln . The child...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

THE CROW'S TALE by Naomi Howarth

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The Crow's Tale by Naomi Howarth came out last year (2015) from Frances Lincoln Children's Books. That's a publisher in London. ...
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Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie on Winning the American Indian Library Association's 2016 Youth Literature Honor Award for Young Adults

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I'm pleased to share Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie's response to the news that Her Land, Her Love had been selected by the American Ind...
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Lisa Charleyboy on Winning the American Indian Library Association's 2016 Middle Grade Honor Award for DREAMING IN INDIAN

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I'm pleased to share Lisa Charleyboy's response to the news that Dreaming in Indian  was named as the American Indian Library Asso...

Debby Slier's LOVING ME

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Debby Slier's Loving Me is a delightful board book! Published in 2013 by Star Bright Books, it is definitely one I'll be recommendin...
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Sunday, February 07, 2016

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES

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When I learned that Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's The Smell of Other People's Houses has Native characters in it, the title took on a dark...
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Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett on winning the American Indian Library Association's 2016 Picture Book Award

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I asked Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett for a response to the news that their exquisite board book, Little You , had won the 2016 Pictu...
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Saturday, February 06, 2016

Tim Tingle, on HOUSE OF PURPLE CEDAR winning American Indian Library Association's 2016 Youth Literature Award in Young Adult Category

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Yesterday (Feb 6 2016), the American Indian Library Association (AILA)  announced the winners of its 2016 Youth Literature Awards. Recipien...
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Friday, February 05, 2016

2016 Winners of the American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award

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I am thrilled to see the winners of the 2016 American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Awards ! Here's the graphic wi...
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Eric Carle's HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAT

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A reader sent me some photos of Eric Carle's Have You Seen My Cat? First published in 1973 by Little Simon, it looks like it may have fi...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Beverly Slapin's review of Paul Goble's CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE: RED HAWK'S ACCOUNT OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN

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Editor's Note: Beverly Slapin submitted this review essay of Paul Goble's Custer's Last Battle: Red Hawk's Account of the B...
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