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, October 01, 2019

Recommended: THE CASE OF WINDY LAKE

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I've really enjoyed Marcie R. Rendon's first two Cash Blackbear mysteries. Marcie (White Earth Anishinabe) writes them for adults, b...
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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Not Recommended: AND STILL THE TURTLE WATCHED

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I often do a Twitter review of a book -- which means I write and send tweets as I read the book. I did that yesterday as I made my way th...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Recommended: INDIAN NO MORE by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell

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Indian No More  by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell, cover art by Marlena Myles, is due out in September of 2019 from Tu Books. Wr...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Highly Recommended: WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade

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We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade is due out in 2020.  Today's post is the twitter...
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Friday, September 13, 2019

Update on Personal News on AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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I don't think that AICL has ever gone six weeks without a post! The last post was on Monday, August 5th and frankly, I was surprised and...
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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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