Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
Discover the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families across the North American continent. Can you make the included recipe for fry bread?
The Pencil by Nunavut Iqaluit
Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. What will their mother think when she finds that Susan drew and drew until the pencil got very short.
Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army by Art Coulson
In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field against the bigger, stronger and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants of U.S. soldiers and American Indians who fought on the battlefield only 20 years earlier.
When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith
This beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child's life.
Birdsong by Julie Flett
When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend?
Zoe and the Fawn by Catherine Jameson
Zoe and her dad see a little spotted fawn curled up under an aspen tree. "Where is the fawn’s mother?" Zoe asks her dad. Join Zoe on her quest for the deer, as she encounters animals and learns their Okanagan names along the way
Encounter by Brittany Luby
Awakened gently by Sun, Sailor sets off to explore new lands where he meets Fisher, and although they speak and dress differently, they find they have much in common.
Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing by Deirdre Havrelock
A young Indigenous girl's family helps calm her nervous butterflies before her first Jingle Dress Dance and reminds her why she dances.
Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson
Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs and learn about their Lakota roots.
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource.
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom
After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud
In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered?
Berry Song by Michaela Goade
As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her grandmother, learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.
Powwow Day by Traci Sorell
Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow; she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration. But as the drum beats, she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
A Letter for Bob by Kim Rogers
Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car dealership, Bob has been a part of Katie's family. Bob has taken them all over, from powwows to vacations to time spent with faraway family. But after many miles, it's time for the family to say goodbye to Bob.
