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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

"What will they say..." Or, Master Narratives of Smiling Slaves and Smiling Indians

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Eds. Note: Please scroll to the bottom of this post to see links to discussions of A Birthday Cake for George Washington. The links are in t...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Stephanie Shaw's THE LEGEND OF THE BEAVER'S TAIL

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Today's post is one that walks you (readers of AICL) through my evaluation process (what I do) when I pick up a book that is put forth a...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FOX by Danielle Daniel

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I find Danielle Daniel's Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox unsettling. In a 2013 article in The Sudbury Star , I read that she is Métis, bu...
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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Cover of Parent Magazine's December 2015 issue

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On Thursday, December 10, I learned about the cover of the new Parents magazine (h/t Heid and Allicia). Both are Native women and mothers. ...
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Saturday, December 05, 2015

Dear Philip Nel: Some Questions about WAS THE CAT IN THE HAT BLACK: THE HIDDEN RACISM OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND WHY WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS

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Editor's note on Dec 8 2015: Perry Nodelman's comment and Philip Nel's response are now in the body of the original post.  De...
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Thursday, December 03, 2015

E. K. Johnston's PRAIRIE FIRE

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E. K. Johnson's Prairie Fire is the sequel to The Story of Owen. Both are works of fantasy for young adults that are also described as a...

Lynne Reid Banks - In the News

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Back in November, The Guardian awarded David Almond its children's fiction prize for his novel, A Song for Ella Grey , which is a retel...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Recommended: CELEBRATE MY HOPI CORN and CELEBRATE MY HOPI TOYS

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My grandfather, Rex Sotero Calvert, was Hopi. We never called him grandpa or grandfather. We called him Thehtay, which is the Tewa word for ...
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