Dear John Green: About "Columbus brought smallpox to the Natives"

Dear John Green: About "Columbus brought smallpox to the Natives"

Editor's note: Please read the comments. The discussion taking place there is definitely worth some thought. And please submit your own ...
Gansworth's IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE on 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults list

Gansworth's IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE on 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults list

Just heard that the days-long discussions of the YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults committee are over, and... the committee has vote...
2014 Recipients of American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award

2014 Recipients of American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Award

Just after 2:00 Eastern Time on January 26 2014, the American Indian Library Association announced the recipients of their 2014 Youth Liter...
"Indians at the Post Office"

"Indians at the Post Office"

The National Postal Museum has an exhibit up called Indians at the Post Office . The murals were made in the 1930s and 1940s and are part of...
Naomi Bishop (a Native librarian) Review's Liz Fichera's HOOKED

Naomi Bishop (a Native librarian) Review's Liz Fichera's HOOKED

Naomi Bishop offers a unique perspective on Liz Fichera's Hooked for two reasons. First, Naomi is of the tribe that Fichera gave to her ...
2013: Best Books for Elementary School

2013: Best Books for Elementary School

If I was starting a library in an elementary school or if I was ordering books for an elementary school library, these are ten books I'd...
About "diverse" books and inclusivity in Brian Floca's LOCOMOTIVE

About "diverse" books and inclusivity in Brian Floca's LOCOMOTIVE

Editor's note, March 1, 2014: The book discussed herein won the 2014 Caldecott Medal. Its win signals how much work there is ahead of us...
K8's Notes on RUSH REVERE AND THE BRAVE PILGRIMS

K8's Notes on RUSH REVERE AND THE BRAVE PILGRIMS

Recently, a teacher wrote to ask if I'd reviewed Rush Limbaugh's Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims. I haven't reviewed it, but ...
THE GIANT BEAR: AN INUIT FOLKTALE by Jose Angutinngurniq

THE GIANT BEAR: AN INUIT FOLKTALE by Jose Angutinngurniq

In December of last year, I passed along a portion of Erin Hollingsworth's review of The Giant Bear: An Inuit Folktale , by Jose Anguti...
CHILDREN OF THE TIPI: LIFE IN THE BUFFALO DAYS by Michael O. Fitzgerald

CHILDREN OF THE TIPI: LIFE IN THE BUFFALO DAYS by Michael O. Fitzgerald

Editors note on Jan 16 2014 at 9:53 AM: The publisher responded to this critique. See comments. While reading about children's books thi...
THANKSGIVING ON THURSDAY, by Mary Pope Osborne

THANKSGIVING ON THURSDAY, by Mary Pope Osborne

A friend (you, Diana!) asked (on Facebook) for books that a first grader could read on Kindle. Several people suggested Mary Pope Osborne...
HOOKED by Liz Fichera

HOOKED by Liz Fichera

I'm among those who wish that we had more books featuring Native protagonists in which the setting is today. Or last year. Or even ten y...
Travers (author of Mary Poppins): "I lived with the Indians..."

Travers (author of Mary Poppins): "I lived with the Indians..."

Eds. Note on Nov 14 2015: If you're here to see revisions to the Bad Tuesday chapter, scroll down! With the release of Saving Mr. Banks ...