DOESN'T FALL OFF HIS HORSE by Virginia A. Stroud

DOESN'T FALL OFF HIS HORSE by Virginia A. Stroud

One of the things I love to see in a picture book about Indigenous peoples is a visual that puts the story and its teller in the present day...
What is wrong with Buzzfeed's WHAT IS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL and Neal Shusterman's UNWIND dystology

What is wrong with Buzzfeed's WHAT IS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL and Neal Shusterman's UNWIND dystology

Sheesh. The activities that let people figure out what their Indian name is, or what their spirit animal is, are so freaking bogus! So many ...
Sebastian Robertson's ROCK & ROLL HIGHWAY: THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON STORY

Sebastian Robertson's ROCK & ROLL HIGHWAY: THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON STORY

Decades ago--and now, too--I revel in the music of The Band. I was amongst those who went to see the film The Last Waltz. Of course, I bough...
Julie Flett's WE ALL COUNT: A BOOK OF CREE NUMBERS

Julie Flett's WE ALL COUNT: A BOOK OF CREE NUMBERS

There's a new board book out by Cree Metis artist, Julie Flett , and like her other ones, it is a winner! Like her previous works,  We A...
K.V. Flynn's ON THE MOVE

K.V. Flynn's ON THE MOVE

There's a lot to like about K.V. Flynn's  On The Move.  As far as I know, Flynn is not Native. His main character, Callum, isn't...
A Native Response to THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING

A Native Response to THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING

Maira Kalman's Thomas Jefferson, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything got starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist.  Horn Book  n...
Author Studies, Kathleen Hale, Native Authors

Author Studies, Kathleen Hale, Native Authors

Last week, the Guardian published an article by Kathleen Hale that detailed how she had stalked a blogger who wrote a negative review of he...
Carole Lindstrom's GIRLS DANCE, BOYS FIDDLE

Carole Lindstrom's GIRLS DANCE, BOYS FIDDLE

Sometimes I read a children's book and start digging in a bit to do a review, and I find that my heart is soaring, and that I'm sitt...
THE GUARDIAN errs in its list of 50 best culturally diverse children's books

THE GUARDIAN errs in its list of 50 best culturally diverse children's books

Yesterday (October 13, 2014), The Guardian ran an article titled Diverse voices: the 50 best culturally diverse children's books . I don...
Stephen Krensky's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Stephen Krensky's CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

As I write this post, Stephen Krensky's Christopher Columbus is ranked at #1 in e-book biographies for children. The paperback edition i...
AS AN OAK TREE GROWS, written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS, written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas

In early October, over on Twitter , Jillian asked me if I'd seen As An Oak Tree Grows , by G. Brian Karas. She noted the wigwam in it, a...