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 11, 2018

Highly Recommended! Awâsis and the World Famous Bannock, by Dallas Hunt and Amanda Strong

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I settled in to do some reading last night. I reached for Dallas Hunt's  Awâsis  and the World Famous Bannock . Amanda Strong's illu...
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Saturday, December 08, 2018

Recommended: NEW POETS OF NATIVE NATIONS, edited by Heid E. Erdrich

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There are very few books of Native poetry for teachers looking for poems to use with children and young adults. They can, however, get a cop...
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Highly Recommended! Kiss by Kiss/Ocêtôwina: A Counting Book for Families, by Richard Van Camp

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You know how some things are so dear that you hold that thing close to your heart and give it a squeeze? Every year, Richard Van Camp create...
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Friday, December 07, 2018

Recommended: YOUNG WATER PROTECTORS: A STORY ABOUT STANDING ROCK by Aslan and Kelly Tudor

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Aslan and Kelly Tudor's Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock is a non-fiction photo-essay published by EagleSpeaker Publi...

AICL's Best Books of 2018

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We are starting AICL's "Best Books of 2018" today (December 7) and will update it as we read other books published in 2018. ...
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Sunday, December 02, 2018

Recommended: UNPRESIDENTED: A BIOGRAPHY OF DONALD TRUMP by Martha Brockenbrough

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I haven't done a rigorous study of biographies of US presidents. The ones I have looked at over the years are lacking in one way or anot...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

Recommended: A Day with Yayah

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As a grandmother and longtime teacher of young children, I'm delighted to share my enthusiasm for  A Day with Yayah, a 2018 ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

NOT RECOMMENDED! Jill Lepore's THESE TRUTHS: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

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Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States came out this year (2018). Published by W. W. Norton and Company, teachers wi...
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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Congratulations to Traci Sorell for Orbis Pictus Honor Award!

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Some terrific news today (November 17), from the 2018 conference of the National Council of Teachers of English! Traci Sorell's We Ar...
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Recommended! DACTYL HILL SQUAD by Daniel José Older

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Some time back, I learned that Daniel José Older was working on a series that would blend history and fantasy. The first book in the series-...
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Debbie--have you seen THE RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER by Caroline Cooney?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've reviewed The Ransom of Mercy Carter  by Caroline Cooney. It was published in 2001 by Random House. Here...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Open Letter: "Trail of Lightning is an Appropriation of Diné Cultural Beliefs." Does the Letter from the Diné Writer's Collective Mark a Turning Point?

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On November 5, 2018, Indian Country Today published Trail of Lightning is an appropriation of Diné cultural beliefs . It is from the Diné Wr...
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