
Best Graphic Novels by Native Writers
This morning, I read Diversity in Graphic Novels at the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) website. I hoped it would include gr...

Highly recommended! DREAMERS by Yuyi Morales
The first library I knew as a child was a cardboard box full of books. You see, I went to a government day school on my reservation. We didn...

Highly recommended: We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga, by Traci Sorell
I love to see Indigenous languages on book covers! Check out the cover of Traci Sorell's We Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga: What you see on ...

Highly Recommended: HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith
I'll start by echoing the title of this post. I highly recommend Cynthia Leitich Smith's Hearts Unbroken. Lou, the main character, i...
Not Recommended: STONE FOX by John Reynolds Gardiner
Stone Fox is shown on bottom row Update, September 16, 2018: On the Facebook page for the Units of Study group, Dr. Lucy Calkins announced...


Review of Jameson's Zoe and the Fawn
Zoe and the Fawn (2006). By Catherine Jameson, illustrated by Julie Flett. Penticton, BC, Canada: Theytus Books. Little Zoe and her dad are ...

Highly Recommended: INDIGENOUS WRITES: A GUIDE TO FIRST NATIONS, METIS & INUIT ISSUES IN CANADA, by Chelsea Vowel
In this morning's mail is a letter from a parent in the UK who is looking for resources with basic information she can share with her ch...

Concerns about Roanhorse's TRAIL OF LIGHTNING
Editors note, Oct 1 2018: At the bottom of this post, I will add links to articles/videos where Native writers or scholars discuss Roanhorse...