Emerita Romero-Anderson's MILAGRO OF THE SPANISH BEAN POT

Last month, a friend wrote to ask if I'd read Emerita Romero-Anderson's Milagro of the Spanish Bean Pot , published in 2011 by Texas...

"Race changes" in Tintin

In 2006 I learned about Tintin in America . I wrote about it then , but apparently failed to order it so that I could do an analysis of it f...

"...they're reading Twilight!"

Add caption We spent some of this holiday watching Friday Night Lights . In the fourth season, a leading character exits the show. His girlf...

Anita Silvey's CHILDREN'S BOOK-A-DAY ALMANAC

Anita Silvey is a powerful person in children's literature. Among her many accomplishments are that she was the editor at the The Horn ...

THE CHRISTMAS COAT by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

On December 6, 2011 , I learned about a new book called The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood , by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve....

AICL listed on HORN BOOK "Kids, books, and blogs" page

Back before The Horn Book redesigned its website, American Indians in Children's Literature was amongst the blogs it listed on its ...

Native students rebut ABC's "Children of the Plains"

In October of 2011, ABC broadcast "Children of the Plains" on its 20/20 program. Watching the promos for it, I shook my head. Dian...

MY NAME IS NOT EASY... on Kindle Fire?

This news is interesting! If I read it right, I think that Debby Dahl Edwardson's My Name is Not Easy is going to be available on Kindl...

New book by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve!

Just saw something I must check out! Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve has a new book out...  Read about it at Cynsations, where Cynthia Leitich ...