American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

3 min read 2022-12-31 17:41:00

Highly Recommended: Two for 2022 from Highwater Press!

Highwater Press often sets a high bar for Indigenous-centric publishing. This post recommends two of their 2022 releases: Returning to the Yakoun

5 min read 2022-12-13 01:58:00

New! AICL's Year In Review for 2022Each year, AICL puts together a list of books we recommend, that we call "Best Books." Our emphasis is

5 min read 2022-12-13 01:58:00

New! AICL's Year In Review for 2022Each year, AICL puts together a list of books we recommend, that we call "Best Books." Our emphasis is

3 min read 2022-12-11 00:42:00

"No results found." it said. Surely, I thought, that can't be right! Let me explain. In 2021 and early in 2022 I was doing some work with

2 min read 2022-11-27 21:45:00

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and PresentWritten by Adrienne Keene (Cherokee)Illustrated by

2 min read 2022-11-27 21:45:00

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and PresentWritten by Adrienne Keene (Cherokee)Illustrated by

3 min read 2022-11-26 00:38:00

Back in October of 2020, I wrote about Dino-Thanksgiving by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Barry Gott. It is about dinosaurs gathering to eat at

3 min read 2022-11-12 05:20:00

I am deeply honored that the University of New Mexico's Native American Alumni Chapter chose me to receive one of its Outstanding Alumni Awards for

3 min read 2022-11-07 02:33:00

This morning on Twitter, I saw a tweet that included a photo of a page from a Berenstain Bears book. The person who shared it characterized it as

4 min read 2022-10-15 22:45:00

Update from Debbie on Monday, Oct 17, 2022: Kate DiCamillo responded to me, sharing my letter on her Facebook page. I deeply appreciate her response.

3 min read 2022-10-15 22:45:00

October 15, 2022Kate DiCamillohttps://www.facebook.com/KateDiCamilloDear Kate,You and I have never met. I'm tribally enrolled at Nambé Owingeh, a

4 min read 2022-10-11 03:56:00

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!Forever CousinsWritten by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa and Tsimshian member)Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Diné)Published

2 min read 2022-08-15 22:06:00

A reader emailed to ask if I've seen Yossel's Journey by Kathryn Lasky. Published by Charlesbridge, it is due out in September of 2022. Here's what

2 min read 2022-08-15 22:06:00

A reader emailed to ask if I've seen Yossel's Journey by Kathryn Lasky. Published by Charlesbridge, it is due out in September of 2022. Here's what

4 min read 2022-06-04 18:10:00

In 2007 I saw a graphic that--at the time--I felt was terrific. I shared it everywhere. Created by the Tulsa City-County Library, it had the word