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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Friday, July 15, 2016

Debbie--have you seen Lane Smith's AUGIE HOBBLE?

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A reader who saw my review of Lane Smith's There Is a Tribe of Kids wrote to ask if I've read his Return to Augie Hobble. It got sta...

Debbie--have you seen Joan Crate's BLACK APPLE?

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A reader writes to ask if I've seen Joan Crate's  Black Apple . Published in March of 2016 by Simon and Schuster, here's the syn...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Lane Smith's new picture book: There Is a TRIBE of KIDS (plus a response to Rosanne Parry)

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Eds note, 2/17/17: Scroll down to see curated list of links to articles about Smith's book.  _________ I love word play. Lane Smith...
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Saturday, July 09, 2016

Reading While White review's Lane Smith's THERE IS A TRIBE OF KIDS

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Several months ago I saw the cover of Lane Smith's There Is a Tribe of Kids and wondered about his use of the word tribe. Most people se...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Tim Tingle's Acceptance Speech for the 2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award

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American Indians in Children's Literature is pleased to bring you Tim Tingle's acceptance speech. He won the 2016 American Indian Yo...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Debbie--have you seen Jean Craighead George's THE TALKING EARTH?

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A librarian wrote to ask me about Jean Craighead George's The Talking Earth. Published in 1983 by HarperCollins, it is available in Span...
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Joseph Marshall's Acceptance Speech for the 2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award

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Photo courtesy of Aaron LaFromboise American Indians in Children's Literature is pleased to bring you Joseph Marshall III's acc...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Thoughts on Homer Little Bird's Rabbit, a picture book about boarding schools

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Hi! This is my first blog post as an editor of AICL. I'm happy to be here. -- Jean Debbie and I are working on a book ch...
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Monday, June 27, 2016

Debbie--have you seen John Flanagan's THE GHOSTFACES?

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A reader wrote to ask me if I've seen John Flanagan's The Ghostfaces. I haven't, so am adding it to the "Debbie--have you s...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Rowling: "Newt walks into a society he doesn't really understand."

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A new trailer for Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released on June 23rd. Rowling narrates it, saying: My heroes ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

William Grill's THE WOLVES OF CURRUMPAW

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Several weeks ago, I was tagged in a Twitter conversation about William Grill's The Wolves of Currumpaw. The title rang a bell but I...
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