Animals Are Us: Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature; Celebrating the Peter J. Solomon Collection

RESTORING DIGNITY
Indigenous peoples have a long history of
disenfranchisement, including being described in
stereotypical and demeaning terms. For too long, children’s
books and games reinforced these indignities. Thanks to
the work of Indigenous authors, illustrators, advocates,
publishers, and scholars such as Dr. Debbie Reese, whose
website discusses Native Americans in children’s literature,
children’s books that allow the reader to experience North
American history through the lens of Indigenous people
are replacing traditional, racist narratives.
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