Children's Books discussion

Dr. Debbie Reese has released her list of the year's best American Indians in Children's Literature books in her AICL blog.

https://americanindiansinchildrenslit...

Here's the list (Just the titles. See the link for authors and publishers)

American Indians in Children's Literature: Best Books of 2020

Books by Native Writers or Illustrators

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 3: Northwest Resistance

BOARD BOOKS
Wilgyigyet: Learn the Colors in Sm'algyax

PICTURE BOOKS
Rez Dog
The Train
The Range Eternal
We Are Water Protectors
nibi is water, nibi aawon nbiish
In My Anaana's Amuatik
When We Are Kind

FOR MIDDLE GRADES
The Reluctant Storyteller
Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor
Albert Bender: National Hall of Fame Pitcher
"The Cabin" in Rural Voices
The Wolf's Trail: An Ojibwe Story, Told by Wolves
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Story
Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector

FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Apple (Skin to the Core)
Elatsoe

CROSS-OVER BOOKS (Written for adults; appeal to young adults)
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

Books by Writers Who Are Not Native

FOR MIDDLE GRADE
Show Me A Sign

Thank you!!

Reese does wonderful, important work.

She also has a bookshelf on her author's profile here on GR:
Debbie Reese

Thank you so much for posting! I'm intending to devote an upcoming month in the Picture Book Club to some of her recommended picture books and I appreciate having this list.

We are Water Protectors just won the Caldecott for picture books!

Mike wrote: "We are Water Protectors just won the Caldecott for picture books!"

I just saw that announcement. Very exciting!

Kathryn wrote: "Thank you so much for posting! I'm intending to devote an upcoming month in the Picture Book Club to some of her recommended picture books and I appreciate having this list."

It would be great to have a theme of Native American or Canadian picture books that would however need to either penned or illustrated by Native Americans/Canadians.

Manybooks wrote: "It would be great to have a theme of Native American or Canadian picture books that would however need to either penned or illustrated by Native Americans/Canadians. ."

Yes, that's my plan :-) Glad you are looking forward to it.

Mike wrote: "We are Water Protectors just won the Caldecott for picture books!"

Woot!

Kathryn wrote: "Manybooks wrote: "It would be great to have a theme of Native American or Canadian picture books that would however need to either penned or illustrated by Native Americans/Canadians. ."

I've decided to do this for the Picture Book Club in February:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

(Mike, not sure if you read picture books, but feel welcome to join us!)

Yay!
The more the merrier. :)