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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Recommended: FIRE STARTERS, by Jen Storm; illustrations by Scott B. Henderson, colours by Donovan Yaciuk

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Check out the cover for Jen Storm's Fire Starters:  Who are those two boys on bikes, riding away from that burning building? A...
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Some thoughts on Jason Chin's GRAND CANYON

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I'll likely catch heck from people who think it is unfair to criticize a book for what it leaves out. In some instances, I'd agree. ...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Recommended! C IS FOR CHICKASAW by Wiley Barnes and Aaron Long

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C is for Chickasaw  by   Wiley Barnes (Chickasaw) and Aaron Long (Choctaw), published in 2014 by White Dog Press (Chickasaw Press) , is defi...
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Monday, August 14, 2017

John Smelcer's STEALING INDIANS a finalist for the PEN Center USA 2017?

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To start, a brief Timeline that I'll add to as additional news articles are published. The timeline starts with the PEN Center USA's...
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Friday, August 11, 2017

Tim Tingle's WHEN TURTLE GREW FEATHERS -- as a mural!

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On July 12, 2017, Tim Tingle (Choctaw Nation) was visiting a library and came upon a delightful mural! Here's a photo of Tim, standing ...
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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Beverly Slapin's review of JUAN PABLO AND THE BUTTERFLIES

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Back in June, a reader wrote to ask me about Juan Pablo and the Butterflies by J. J. Flowers. I did a "have you seen" post about i...
Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Recommended: Daniel W. Vandever's FALL IN LINE, HOLDEN

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I love Daniel W. Vandever's Fall In Line, Holden !  Published this year (2017) by Salina Bookshelf, it is a terrific picture book ...
Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Bob White, Colleen Murphy, and Appropriation at the 2017 Stratford Festival

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The Place: a church meeting room in Stratford, Ontario The People: adults in a week-long seminar for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival ...
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Round Up: Letters About the "Indigenous Experience" Panel at USBBY's October 2017 Conference

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For the convenience of activists, scholars, parents, teachers, caregivers, and others who study issues specific to Native peoples in childre...
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Christy Jordan-Fenton's Response to Therese Bigelow's Announcement Regarding Change to "Indigenous Experience in Children's Books" Panelists at USBBY's October 2017 Conference

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27 July 2017 Often when issues are raised in the literary world, over appropriation, representation, and making space for Indigenous vo...