
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
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?
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
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
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
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...