Debbie, have you seen JUAN PABLO AND THE BUTTERFLIES by JJ Flowers?

Debbie, have you seen JUAN PABLO AND THE BUTTERFLIES by JJ Flowers?

Eds. note: August 10, 2017--see excerpts of Beverly Slapin's review .  **** Today, a reader asked me about Juan Pablo and the Butterflie...
Max of WHERE THE WILD THINGS--as a Native kid

Max of WHERE THE WILD THINGS--as a Native kid

People in children's literature are familiar with Where the Wild Things Are , by Maurice Sendak. I read it to kids many times. I'll ...
Debbie--have you seen BLOWBACK '07 by Brian Meehl?

Debbie--have you seen BLOWBACK '07 by Brian Meehl?

A reader writes to ask if I've seen Blowback '07 by Brian Meehl. I haven't but will look for it. Here's the description: Cla...
Highly Recommended: Cherie Dimaline's THE MARROW THIEVES

Highly Recommended: Cherie Dimaline's THE MARROW THIEVES

I first came to know Cherie Dimaline's writing last year, when I read "Legends are Made, Not Born" in  Love Beyond Body, Space...
Doris Seale, 1936-2017

Doris Seale, 1936-2017

Back in the early 1990s when I started graduate school, I learned of the work of a Santee, Cree, Abenaki woman named Doris Seale. I read her...
About DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR

About DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR

Last month, Harper Collins celebrated the 60th anniversary of its I Can Read books. I wondered if they would remove this page from the new e...