Books like Sticks and stones by Jack Zipes

Library Journal: The Native American (NA) experience as presented in children's books is reviewed through essays, poetry, book reviews, guidelines for evaluating books, a resource list of organizations, a bibliography of books by and about NAs, American Indian authors for young readers, and illustrations. The essays may help or hinder Native American concerns. There is hostility: You know us (NAs) only as enemies.'' No location is given for the cited Iroquois document which states: ``Even the form of our government seems to owe a greater debt to the Constitution of the Six Nations of the Iroquois than to any European document.'' One positive suggestion is offered: ``Visit with living American Indian people, try to find out more about their ways of life and their languages.'' The book reviews are similar to the essays, and the illustrations are traditional.

A thoughtful anthology of essays that explore renowned children's books, examining how the authors' lives and social contexts shaped these works and reflected broader cultural norms.

This collection of fourteen essays examines classic and contemporary children's literature, analyzing notable authors and arguing that the most effective writers retain a vital sense of childhood throughout their careers.