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
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
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
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
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
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...
