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Monday, August 05, 2019

Debbie--have you seen Kathleen Arden's SMALL SPACES?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've read Kathleen Arden's middle grade book, Small Spaces. It came out on July 9, 2019, as a reprint f...
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Saturday, August 03, 2019

Debbie--have you seen SANTA CALLS by William Joyce?

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A reader wrote to ask if I've read Santa Calls by William Joyce. I looked it up and here's what I found. It was first published in...
Monday, July 29, 2019

Highly Recommended: THANKU: POEMS OF GRATITUDE, illustrated by Marlena Myles; edited by Miranda Paul

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I haven't studied book covers for edited books of poems before. This observation, therefore, might not hold water. Here's the cover ...
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Friday, July 19, 2019

Highly Recommended: AT THE MOUNTAIN'S BASE by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre

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In February, 2018, Penguin announced it was launching a new imprint, Kokila, that would center "stories from the margins with books th...
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Virginia Mathews (Osage) had a hand in Margaret Wise Brown's THE RUNAWAY BUNNY

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I am following up on my post, earlier today, about Virginia Mathews and Margaret Wise Brown . A brief recap: Mathews was an Osage librarian,...
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Virginia Mathews and Margaret Wise Brown

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Upon learning about Mac Barnett and Sarah Jacoby's new picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, I asked some questions about what...
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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Should biographies include an author's stereotypical thinking? Case in point: Barnett and Jacoby's THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT MARGARET WISE BROWN

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In May of 2019, Mac Barnett and Sarah Jacoby's picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown came out from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins. ...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Recommended: THE GRIZZLY MOTHER and THE SOCKEYE MOTHER written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson); illustrated by Natasha Donovan

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Teachers! Get The Grizzly Mother for your classroom--and ask your librarian to get in on the library shelves, too! Written by Hetxw'ms G...
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Friday, June 21, 2019

Infographic: Diversity in Children's Books 2018

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You know that saying: "a picture is worth a thousand words"? We most often associate it with art but it applies to any image. Take...
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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Mvskoke poet, Joy Harjo, named as U.S. Poet Laureate (And, #BringBackTheGoodLuckCatByJoyHarjo)

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The last twenty-four hours of my social media feeds have been wonderful because so many people are sharing the news that Carla Hayden named ...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Looking back: The American Indian Youth Literature Award

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The American Indian Library Association  (AILA) was founded in 1979. If you don't know about it, visit our website. There's a lot of...
Thursday, June 06, 2019

Recommended! I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE by Christine Day

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I've read and most definitely recommend I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day. A review is forthcoming. Here's the description: ...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Personal news: AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES -- FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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On July 13, 2015, I received an invitation to adapt An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States, for young adults. Written by Rox...
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Thursday, May 09, 2019

When Professional Associations (like the International Literacy Assoc) Fail...

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Yesterday I saw a tweet about the International Reading Association's blog post, #ILAchat: Why Students Need #OwnVoices Stories . I clic...
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Sunday, April 28, 2019

A Chronological Look at Events Launched by Harassment on April 11 at the Children's Book Guild of Washington DC

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Note from Debbie: If there are additional items to insert or add, please let me know. If I've made errors in my documentation below, ple...
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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Debbie--have you seen THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE MAMMOTH HUNT?

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A reader asked if I have seen Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt. Written by Carrie Clickard, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, it came out...
Friday, April 19, 2019

Reflections on #Arbuthnot19

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Note from Debbie on Sunday April 28, 2019: Scroll to the bottom to see links to other reflections on the lecture. If you know of one that is...
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