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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Monday, March 07, 2022

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: THE FROG MOTHER

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  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The Frog Mother (Mothers of Xsan series) Written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw/Brett D. Huson (Gitxsan) Illustrated by Natasha...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Challenges to AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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Challenges to An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, for Young People Last year, we learned about a letter by Matt Krause...
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Art Coulson and Madelyn Goodnight's LOOK GRANDMA! NI, ELISI! featured in Reading Rainbow Live

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Note from Debbie on Nov 28, 2023: Due to  my concerns over Art Coulson's claim of being Cherokee , I am no longer recommending his books...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Analyzing a Worksheet: "Where Would You Fit In?"

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 "Where Would You Fit In?" A Worksheet Analysis by Debbie Reese From time to time, a colleague or friend shares a worksheet a chil...
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Monday, January 24, 2022

American Indian Library Association Announces its 2022 Youth Literature Awards

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On Monday, January 24, 2022, the American Indian Library Association announced its 2022 Youth Literature Awards at the livestream of the Ame...
Sunday, January 16, 2022

Highly Recommended: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIANS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, YOUNG READERS EDITION

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  Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask, Young Readers' Edition Written by Anton Treuer (Ojibwe) Published ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

A Second Look at PebbleGo Next

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On December 2, 2016, I took a look at "PebbleGo Next" (an educational website for early childhood) because AICL readers had been w...
Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Indigenous Nations in Nonfiction

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In 2021, the National Council of Teachers of English published Reading and Teaching with Diverse Nonfiction Children's Books: Representa...
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Monday, January 03, 2022

Debbie Reese in THE WEEK, JUNIOR

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A personal and professional high point of 2021 that I haven't noted yet on AICL is this one:   On July 2, 2021, an interview of me was p...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Highly Recommended: THE FIRE by Thomas Peacock

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  The Fire Written by Thomas Peacock (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) Illustrations by Anna Granholm Published by Black Bears ...
Monday, December 20, 2021

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: THE SEA IN WINTER

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  The Sea in Winter By Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Published by Heartdrum Published in 2021 Reviewed by Jean Mendoza Review Status: Highly ...
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Wednesday, December 01, 2021

AICL's Best Books of 2021

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A Sample of AICL's Best Books of 2021 Those who study and write about children's books will mark 2021 as a significant year because ...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

RECOMMENDED: NENABOOZHOO AND THE ELK'S HEAD

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  Nenaboozhoo and the Elk's Head Nenaboozhoo miinawaa Adik Odishtigwaan Written by Dr. Giniwgiizhig (enrolled, White Earth) and Niizhobi...

Highly Recommended: ON THE TRAPLINE by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett

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  On the Trapline Written by David A. Robertson (Member, Norway House Cree Nation) Illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis) Published by Tund...
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