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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Debbie, have you seen JUAN PABLO AND THE BUTTERFLIES by JJ Flowers?

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Eds. note: August 10, 2017--see excerpts of Beverly Slapin's review .  **** Today, a reader asked me about Juan Pablo and the Butte...
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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Max of WHERE THE WILD THINGS--as a Native kid

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People in children's literature are familiar with Where the Wild Things Are , by Maurice Sendak. I read it to kids many times. I'l...
Friday, June 23, 2017

Debbie--have you seen BLOWBACK '07 by Brian Meehl?

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A reader writes to ask if I've seen Blowback '07 by Brian Meehl. I haven't but will look for it. Here's the description: ...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Highly Recommended: Cherie Dimaline's THE MARROW THIEVES

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I first came to know Cherie Dimaline's writing last year, when I read "Legends are Made, Not Born" in  Love Beyond Body, Spa...
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Monday, June 05, 2017

Doris Seale, 1936-2017

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Back in the early 1990s when I started graduate school, I learned of the work of a Santee, Cree, Abenaki woman named Doris Seale. I read her...
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Sunday, June 04, 2017

About DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR

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Last month, Harper Collins celebrated the 60th anniversary of its I Can Read books. I wondered if they would remove this page from the new e...

Some thoughts on Chelsea Clinton's SHE PERSISTED

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Chelsea Clinton's picture book, She Persisted , was released on May 30, 2017. Parents and teachers will buy it. So will activists. Publi...
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Friday, May 26, 2017

Not Recommended: THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT IS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF RED CLOUD, AN AMERICAN LEGEND by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin (adapted by Kate Waters)

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In 2013, Simon and Schuster published The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend . White people lo...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Debbie--have you seen SISTERS IN BLUE/HERMANAS DE AZUL by Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've seen Sisters In Blue/Hermanas de Azul by Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid. Illustrations are by Amy C...
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Debbie--have you seen PURITAN GIRL, MOHAWK GIRL by John Demos?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've seen Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl by John Demos. It is due out on October 31, 2017 from Amulet Books (which i...
Monday, May 08, 2017

Not recommended: JUNIE B. JONES, TURKEYS WE HAVE LOVED AND EATEN by Barbara Park and Denise Brunkus

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Series books are popular. Kids come to know and love the characters. They eagerly read one book after another and wait for new books to appe...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Debbie--have you seen RUN FOR YOUR LIFE by Trevor Kew?

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This morning (May 3, 2017) I learned about Run for your Life by Trevor Kew, due out from Lorimer on August 1 of this year. I did a series of...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

New edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

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Back in 1951 (and again in 1961) a new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses, was released, with illustrati...
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A public thank you to Weezie, and to Rick Riordan regarding "spirit animal" in THE SWORD OF SUMMER

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Note from Debbie on May 6, 2021: A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from a reader asking about a page number for "spirit animal...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Beverly Slapin's review of UNDEFEATED: JIM THORPE AND THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM by Steve Sheinkin

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Editor's Note: Beverly Slapin submitted this review of Steve Sheinkin's Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Footb...
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