Indigenous Reads for Young Children

A selection of recent Indigenous stories with illustrations.

Updated March 6, 2026
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Indigenous Reads for Young Children

A selection of recent Indigenous stories with illustrations.

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Biindigen! : Amik says welcome
Cooper, Nancy
Paper Book
Busy beavers have a family reunion in this story that celebrates Indigenous perspectives It's a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins...
Birdsong
Flett, Julie
Paper Book
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Book, Quill & Quire, Globe And Mail NAMED AN ESSENTIAL CHILDREN'S BOOK BY THE ATLANTIC AN AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE HONOR TITLE<...
Otter Doesn't Know
Fritz, Andrea
Paper Book
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz tells a tale of a salmon and a sea otter who learn it's ok to say "I don't know" and to ask for help. Thuqi' the sockeye salmon knows it's time to spawn, but she is lost in the Salish Sea and doesn't know the way to Sta'lo', the river. When...
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. Idalisdayvhvga! ...
Forever our home
Simpson, Tonya
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Adapted from a lullaby the author wrote for her newborn son, this book is a love song to her child and all Indigenous children. Lyrical language conveys a powerful message of reconciliation and reclamation. As a dual-language picture book in...
Grampy's chair
Thomas, Rebecca (Poet)
Paper Book
A heartwarming story about lifelong love and loss told from the perspective of a grandfather's favorite chair. Grampy's chair sits in the middle of his living room and always keeps an eye on My Love. The Chair is the perfect spot for My Love to learn to read, to play games with her friends...
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