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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Angeline Boulley and Eric Gansworth's Books on Saturday Night Live

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On January 25, 2025, Saturday Night Live did a skit called AI Software . It was set in a high school classroom. Along one wall were shelves ...

2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Medal Acceptance: Byron Graves

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Editors Note: On January 25, 2025, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) held its Youth Literature Award Ceremony in Phoenix. I am ...
Monday, January 27, 2025

CHOOCH HELPED by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz wins the Caldecott Medal!

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Most readers of American Indians in Children's Literature know that the Caldecott Medal is a big deal.  It and the Newbery Medal are reg...
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Monday, January 20, 2025

Three Recommendations for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday observance is a day to remember and honor all those whose labor and sacrifice built the Civil Rig...
Thursday, January 16, 2025

Thank you, Native writers who gave us books about Secretary Deb Haaland!

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As Deb Haaland finishes her term as Secretary of the Interior, I am grateful to her for initiatives she took up during her four years workin...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Highly Recommended: BETWEEN THE PIPES

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  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Between the Pipes Written by Albert McLeod (ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree, and Cross Lake  and Norway House Metis)...
Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Highly Recommended! A first look at Yáadilá!: Good Grief!, Written by Laurel Goodluck; illustrated by Jonathan Nelson

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Yáadilá! Good Grief!  Written by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Diné) Published in 2025 Publi...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Highly Recommended: THE PENCIL by Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula

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 The Pencil Written by Susan Avingaq (Inuk) and Maren Vsetula (not Native) Illustrated by Charlene Chua (not Native) Published in 2019 Publi...
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Friday, December 13, 2024

Debbie--have you seen THE ROUGH-FACE GIRL?

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A reader asked if I have done or know of a critical analysis of  The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin. Illustrated by David Shannon, the book ...