Indigenous Authors - Recommended reading for children

Updated April 8, 2024
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Harjo, Joy
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER .AN AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HONOR BOOK.A BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK HONOR AWARD . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal . Publishers Weekly . The Horn Book .NPR . The Bulletin . Kirkus Reviews
Also available in eBook format.
Little you
Van Camp, Richard.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her book with Richard Van Camp, We Sang You Home. Little Youhas been translated into more than five languages, including Bush Cree, South Slavey, Chipewyan, Spanish, French and...
Tout Petit Toi
Van Camp, Richard
Paper Book
Arguments de vente L'illustratrice Julie Flett a reçu en 2019 une mention spéciale BolognaRagazzi pour un autre ouvrage réalisé avec Richard Van Camp : We Sang You Home. Outre le français, Little Youa été traduit en plus de cinq langues, dont...
Little you
Van Camp, Richard.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her book with Richard Van Camp, We Sang You Home. Little Youhas been translated into more than five languages, including Bush Cree, South Slavey, Chipewyan, Spanish, French and...
Little you
Van Camp, Richard.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her book with Richard Van Camp, We Sang You Home. Little Youhas been translated into more than five languages, including Bush Cree, South Slavey, Chipewyan, Spanish, French and...
The ghost collector
Mills, Allison
Paper Book
Ghosts aren't meant to stick around forever... Shelly and her grandmother catch ghosts. In their hair. Just like all the women in their family, they can see souls who haven't transitioned yet; it's their job to help the ghosts along their journey. When Shelly's mom dies suddenly,...
Rez dogs
Bruchac, Joseph
Paper Book
Renowned author Joseph Bruchac tells a powerful story of a girl who learns more about her Penacook heritage while sheltering in place with her grandparents during the coronavirus pandemic. Malian loves spending time with her grandparents at their home on a Wabanaki reservation...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.
Healer of the water monster
Young, Brian
Ebook
Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty...
Also available in eBook format.
Sky Wolf's call : the gift of Indigenous knowledge
Yellowhorn, Eldon
Paper Book
From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today. How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples...
Also available in eAudiobook format.

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