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, December 05, 2017

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Recommended: Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting by Suzie Napayok-Short (Inuk). illustrated by Jonathan Wright Publisher: I...
Sunday, December 03, 2017

Not recommended: STOLEN WORDS by Melanie Florence

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I picked up Melanie Florence's  Stolen Words with a bit of trepidation because her previous picture book, Missing Nimama , was so trou...
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Not Recommended: THE METROPOLITANS by Carol Goodman

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Carol Goodman's The Metropolitans , published in 2017 by Penguin, includes a Mohawk character. I do not recommend her book. Here's...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Recommended: MOONSHOT: THE INDIGENOUS COMICS COLLECTION - Volume 2

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Edited by Hope Nicholson, Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 2  has stories from several people who you may know from pre...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Highly Recommended: THE WATER WALKER written and illustrated by Joanne Robertson

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Often, people write to ask me for books about Native people who are activists, or who might be involved in, or organizing, actions of some k...
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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Recommended: NIMOSHOM AND HIS BUS by Penny M. Thomas

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Several people wrote to tell me about Nimoshom and His Bus. Due out in 2018 from Highwater Press, the story is by Penny M. Thomas (Cree-Ojib...
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Friday, November 24, 2017

AICL's Best Books of 2017

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I'm starting AICL's "Best Books of 2017" today--November 24--and will update it as we read other books published in 2017. ...
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Saturday, November 11, 2017

Not recommended: John Smelcer's KISKA

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Published by Leapfrog Press,   John Smelcer's  Kiska  was released in November of 2017.  I'll start by saying I do not recommend K...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Not Recommended: THE ITSY BITSY PILGRIM

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Eds. note: American Indians in Children's Literature is pleased to share Allie Jane Bruce's review of The Itsy Bitsy Pilgrim , by ...
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