Reviewed by Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: When We Were Alone is one of those books that brought forth a lot of emotion as I read it. There were sighs of sadness for what Native people experienced at boarding schools, and sighs of—I don’t know, love, maybe—for our perseverance through it […]
Cheyenne Again
Reviewed by: Jean Mendoza Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Last year, Debbie and I analyzed several picture books about children in Indian boarding school for a book chapter. We intentionally left out of our chapter a fairly popular 1993 book, Cheyenne Again, by European-American writer Eve Bunting, illustrated by Dine artist Irving Toddy. I recently […]
Kiska
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Published by Leapfrog Press, John Smelcer’s Kiska was released in November of 2017. I’ll start by saying I do not recommend Kiska. Back in September when I received an advanced reader copy of Smelcer’s book, I tweeted as I read it. Last […]
When I Was Eight
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: The most powerful stories are those that pull you in such that you feel the emotions of the character(s) in the story and when you come to the end, you let loose a big sigh. When I Was Eight did that to […]
NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: #NotYourPrincess is one of those books that is so stunning in so many ways, it is kind of hard to decide where to start! Let’s start with the title. The hashtag title is perfection. It boldly says that Native women are here […]
The Quest for Z: The True Story of Explorer Percy Fawcett & a Lost City in the Amazon
Reviewed by: Debbie Reese Review Source: American Indians in Children’s Literature Book Author: Published in 2017 by Viking/Penguin, I disagree with the starred and positive reviews it is getting from mainstream journals. See that red x over the cover of the book? For some time now, I’ve been using that red x to provide people […]