The Raven is Notable!

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mindy

HOW RAVEN GOT HIS CROOKED NOSE is an ALSC Notable! Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable […]

How the Raven Got His Crooked Nose

Posted on July 24, 2018 by mindy

“…the book’s creators have accomplished no easy task – a modern retelling of a traditional Dena’ina Athabascan tale that honors the story and makes it accessible to children both within and outside of the culture it comes from. How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a teaching tale, as well as a story-within-a-story. Scenes with […]