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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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Indigenous Comic Con! November 18 to 20 in Albuquerque

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In children's and YA literature, we know that comics and graphic novels are a growth area. We know that there's momentum, too, to ...
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Sunday, July 24, 2016

John Smelcer's STEALING INDIANS

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John Smelcer's Stealing Indians is due out in August of this year (2016) from Leapfrog Press. Having read it, I'll start by saying t...
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Debbie--have you seen BELLA BELLA by Jonathan London?

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A reader writes to ask if I've seen Bella Bella by Jonathan London, illustrations by Sean London (don't know if there is a relations...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Debbie--have you seen LITTLE WHALE by Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr.?

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This morning as I started to read the Summer 2016 issue of Children & Libraries  a book cover caught my eye (that's it, to the rig...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Does Lane Smith's RETURN TO AUGIE HOBBLE tell us anything about his THERE IS A TRIBE OF KIDS?

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A reader who was following the conversations about Lane Smith's There Is A Tribe of Kids wrote to ask me if I'd read his Return to A...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016

State of Oklahoma, 2005, Resolution Commending Tim Tingle

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Amongst Tim Tingle's many books is Walking the Choctaw Road. Parts of it are heartrending. First published in 2003 by Cinco Puntos P...
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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