Children's Book Suggestions | Native American Heritage Month 2024

Some of our favorite books by Indigenous authors from the last year. For more books, browse the library catalog or view last year's recommended picture books and chapter books.

In our nonfiction section, Native American history is shelved in 973.0497, traditional stories in 299.7, biographies by subject last name in 921, and languages in 497.

Updated October 18, 2024
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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On powwow day
Sorell, Traci
Paper Book
In this board book by best-selling Native author Traci Sorell, discover colors, sounds, and counting from one to ten on powwow day! This eye-catching, interactive board book is sure to keep toddlers engaged. Count one through ten as you make your way through the day of the powwow...

Cherokee (Board Book Age 0-3)

Too much : my great big native family
Goodluck, Laurel
Paper Book
A little boy wants a chance to shine on his own but discovers that being apart from his large and lively Native family isn't necessarily better in this heartwarming and humorous picture book. When Russell gets a part in the school play, he lights up like a shining star--and he...

Mandan, Hidatsa, Tsimshian (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Chooch Helped
Rogers, Andrea L.
Paper Book
Caldecott Medal Winner Kirkus Best Book of 2024 - CCBC Choices 2025 A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family's traditions -- begrudgingly! -- in this picture book written by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and...

Cherokee (Picture Book Age 4-8)

When we gather = (Ostadahlisiha) : a Cherokee tribal feast
Rogers, Andrea L.
Paper Book
Nothing welcomes spring like a wild onion dinner! As the dirt warms and green sprouts poke up, a Cherokee girl joins her family in the hunt for green onions. Together, they pick enough to bring to a feast, which is cooked with love and shared by their community. ...

Cherokee (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Being home
Sorell, Traci
Paper Book
From Sibert Honor-winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal-winning artist Michaela Goade comes a heartwarming picture book about a Native American family and the joy of moving back to their ancestral land. Today is a day of excitement-it's time to move! As a young Cherokee...

Cherokee (Picture Book Age 4-8)

Clack, clack! Smack! : a Cherokee stickball story
Sorell, Traci
Paper Book
Vann, a struggling stickball player, competes in a game on the Cherokee Nation. Can he help his team win? Written by award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell, sports lovers ages 4 to 7 are sure to love this action-packed book. Vann loves playing his tribe's...

Cherokee (Picture Book Age 4-8)

The luminous life of Lucy Landry
Johnson, Anna Rose
Paper Book
Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse-keepers--and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking... Selena Lucy Landry (named for a ship, as every sailor's...

Ojibwe (Children\'s Fiction Grades 3-5)


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