Betsy was wracking her brain to figure out what the best possible candidate might be as a contender for classic picture book status with an #ownvoices Indigenous creator. Generally speaking, when fishing for classics, Kate and Betsy like to look at books that have been out for 20 years. Today's title was published in 2000. Now the question of the day with this podcast is whether, in light of the truly magnificent children's books coming out from Native and Indigenous authors, Jingle Dancer still stands up.

Show Notes:

- You can find more information about The American Indian Youth Literature Award here: https://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/

- Referring back to our previous episode, are you curious about the good work Peggy Rathmann is doing these days? You can check out the New York Times article on her as of 2018 here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/magazine/dirt-save-earth-carbon-farming-climate-change.html

- Feel out to sea about the Oh Na Na Na TikTok Dance Challenge? Here's a quickie compilation of the latest dance Betsy hadn't heard of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHBwE7h8plE

- For the full Show Notes please visit: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2020/02/24/fuse-8-n-kate-jingle-dancer-by-cynthia-leitich-smith/