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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Not recommended: Pocahontas (a pocket bio)

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According it its website , Macmillan's "Pocket Bios" are "pocket-size picture book biographies" that are "ful...
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Friday, December 28, 2018

Not Recommended: HAMILTON (the musical)

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In 2017, I saw Hamilton in Chicago. Before I went, I listened to the soundtrack and studied the lyrics. Today's post is my notes on the ...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Highly Recommended! Christine Day's "Unexpected Pursuits: Embracing My Indigeneity & Creativity" in OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES

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Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing up Female in America came out in 2018. Published b...
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Friday, December 21, 2018

William Flood and Nancy Bo Flood: A History

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On Dec 19th, I recommended the wonderful illustrations that Jonathan Nelson did for  First Laugh: Welcome, Baby! and briefly noted my concer...
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Thursday, December 20, 2018

NOT RECOMMENDED: WILD BIRD by Wendelin Van Draanen

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This post started out as a "Debbie--have you seen" one but turned into a Not Recommended one pretty quickly... A reader wrote to...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

FIRST LAUGH: WELCOME, BABY! by Rose Ann Tahe

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This year, Charlesbridge published First Laugh: Welcome, Baby ! When I learned that Jonathan Nelson (illustrator of the way-cool The Wool ...
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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 ...