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, September 10, 2024

Sign up! California Indian Ed for All offers a free series of On-line Book Club meetings with Native Authors

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This Thursday (September 12), I am giving a webinar in California Indian Ed for All's online book club series. These webinars are open t...
Sunday, September 08, 2024

Not Recommended: STORIES CALIFORNIA INDIANS TOLD by Anne B. Fisher

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Several readers have asked me about Stories California Indians Told by Anne B. Fisher, illustrated by Ruth Robbins. It came out in 1957 from...
Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Highly Recommended: LET'S GO! haw êkwa! BY JULIE FLETT

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Let's Go!  haw êkwa! Written and illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Metis) Published in 2024 Publisher: Greystone Kids Reviewer: Jean Mend...
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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Highly Recommended: I'M FINDING MY TALK, by Rebecca Thomas, illustrated by Pauline Young

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Mi'kmaw) Illustrations by Pauline Young Published in 2019 Publisher: Nimbu...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Highly Recommended: THIS LAND: THE HISTORY OF THE LAND WE'RE ON by Ashley Fairbanks; illustrations by Bridget George

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED This Land: The History of the Land We're On Written by Ashley Fairbanks (White Earth Anishinaabe) Illustration by Bri...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Highly Recommended! BOOZHOO! HELLO! by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

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  Boozhoo! Hello!  Written and illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley  ( member  of Wasauksing First Nation) Translated by Mary Ann Corbier...
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Highly Recommended: NAVAJO CODE TALKERS by Danielle C. Burbank

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Navajo Code Talkers Written by Danielle C. Burbank (Diné) Published in 2024 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Reviewer: Debbi...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Highly Recommended: WINGS OF AN EAGLE: THE GOLD MEDAL DREAMS OF BILLY MILLS, by Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman, illustrated by S. D. Nelson

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                  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED  Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills by Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) and Donna Janel...
Monday, July 08, 2024

NOT RECOMMENDED: BACK IN THE BEFORETIME. TALES OF THE CALIFORNIA INDIANS by Jane Louise Curry

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A reader wrote to ask if I've read Back in the Beforetime: Tales of the California Indians by Jane Louise Curry.  The answer? I had not,...
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Friday, July 05, 2024

Highly Recommended: BEHIND EVERY RUG by Daniel W. Vandever and Lynne Hardy

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Those who follow my work know that I've been frustrated many times with things Scholastic does. Sometimes, though, they do a good thing....
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Finally! I got to see myself at City Lights Book Store!

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Earlier this month, my mom, and my little sister and her husband were visiting us in California. We went to San Francisco one day. I pulled ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: THE BEE MOTHER

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Imagine an overcast, cold, windy, completely dreary early spring day. A plain brown cardboard envelope arrives from Portage & Main -- it...
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Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Press Release: Introducing Maawn Doobiigeng - the new classification system of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries

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Note from Debbie: In this morning's email, I received the press release I'm sharing below. Librarians across the US are looking for ...
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