2026-06 Native books to keep young readers engaged

Updated June 29, 2026
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2026-06 Native books to keep young readers engaged

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Here Come the Aunties!
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Paper Book
Joyful and warmhearted, this delightful book honors the blessings of every auntie in a child's life, by distinguished author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) and illustrator Aphelandra (Oneida). "Hesci! Here come the aunties!" Aunts by kinship as well as family friends...
Shards of Silence
Young, Brian Lee
Paper Book
In his first YA novel, award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother's experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students. The book is an eye-opening call for community...
Aaniin: I See Your Light
Quigley, Dawn
Using the Ojibwe Seven Grandfather Teachings, this picture book by acclaimed author Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) and debut Diné (Navajo) artist Nanibah Chacon introduces universal values for living with loving recognition of a child's own inner goodness. Each of us...
Stronger Than
Grimes, Nikki
Paper Book
Renowned author Nikki Grimes and debut picture book writer Stacy Wells (Choctaw) lend their resonant voices to award-winning artist E. B. Lewis's (Lenni Lenape) rich watercolors in this story of a Black Choctaw boy who finds strength in the example and history of his ancestors. When Dante...
A Good Hide
Iceberg, Karina
Paper Book
From these hands, old to new, a tradition of love passes through. In Alaska, Fall is moose season. When the hunt is over, the community comes together to transform the raw moose hide into something truly special, step by step, with the work of many hands. From...
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