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Check out some of the below titles to recognize November as Native American Heritage Month.
Updated November 3, 2023
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Rock Your Mocs
Goodluck, Laurel/ Goodnight, Madelyn (ILT)
Paper Book
In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Tsimshian) and artist Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw) celebrate the joy and power of wearing moccasins--and the Native pride that comes with them. A...
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We still belong
Day, Christine
Paper Book
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor-winning author Christine Day (Upper Skagit), about a girl whose hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and plans to ask her crush to the school dance) go all wrong--until she finds herself...
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When the Stars Came Home
Luby, Brittany/ Donovan, Natasha (ILT)
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A 2023 Horn Book Fanfare title * A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2023 * A CCBC Choices Best Book of 2023 ★ "A moving portrait about discovering what home means...
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A Letter for bob
Rogers, Kim
Paper Book
With humor and heart, and brought to life by Jonathan Nelson's warm, distinctive artwork, Kim Rogers's A Letter for Bob celebrates the treasured cars that carry us through our most meaningful childhood moments. Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car...
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What your ribbon skirt means to me : Deb Haaland's historic inauguration
Bunten, Alexis C.
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This beautiful, informative, Indigenous picture book offers both an homage to Secretary Deb Haaland's achievements, and a celebration of urban Indigenous community through the eyes of a little girl. Pia rushes over to the Indigenous community center after...
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2020 Scotch Plains Library National Native American Heritage Month Books for Children List
https://www.scotlib.org/2020/native-american-heritage-month-books-for-children/
Check out some of our recommended picture books, fiction, non-fiction titles for children for National Native American Heritage Month. Fry bread : a Native American family story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Request this title. Told in powerful verse, Fry Bread is an evocative story about fami
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2021 Native American Heritage Month – Books for Children & Teens
https://www.scotlib.org/2021/native-american-and-indigenous-heritage-month-books-for-children-teens/
Check out some of our recommended picture books, fiction, non-fiction titles for children for National Native American Heritage Month.
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The storyteller
Hobson, Brandon
Paper Book
From National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, a kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure that mixes the anxieties, friendships, and wonders of a Cherokee boy's life with Cherokee history and lore. Ziggy has ANXIETY. Partly this is because of the way his mind works, and how overwhelmed he...
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My powerful hair
Lindstrom, Carole
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Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, our source of strength and power, a celebration of our lives.
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The song that called them home
Robertson, David
Paper Book
One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash....
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Just like grandma
Rogers, Kim
Paper Book
In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her grandma create, play, and dance--and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. Becca loves spending time with Grandma...
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Beautiful you, beautiful me
Spillett-Sumner, Tasha
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A child who looks different from her mother finds beauty and belonging in this new book from the creator of the New York Timesbestseller I Sang You Down from the Stars Izzy's favorite place to be is in Mama's arms--skin to skin, safe and warm. One night, cuddled up on Mama's lap, Izzy...
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Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge
Havrelock, Deidre
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Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book--perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass. Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded...
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Harjo, Joy
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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
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