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Ages 0–3

Richard Van Camp

A blessing for a newborn — community, land, and the child who just arrived. Orca board book.

Ages 3–8

Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula

Adventure begins when Grandma takes her two grandchildren out for a trip to the lake. After showing the kids how to prepare for a fishing trip, Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish. Grandma shows them everything they need to know to complete a successful fishing trip, from what clothes to wear, to how to drill and clear holes in the ice, to how to make a traditional Inuit jigging rod. By the end of the day, the kids have a yummy meal of Arctic char, and they have also learned everything they need to know to go out on the lake on their own.

Ages 3–8

Darryl Baker

Jake wants his puppy Kamik to grow into a sled dog. Uncle’s lessons, Qin Leng’s drawings. Inhabit Media.

Ages 3–8

Brenda J. Child

Windy Girl dozes at a powwow and dreams the dancers as dogs — funny, then back to the real drum. Ojibwe. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Ages 3–8

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Jenna wants to jingle dance at the next powwow but her dress has no jingles. Neighbors and aunties help, one row at a time. Muscogee (Creek).

Ages 3–8

Miranda Belarde-Lewis

A photo portrait of Lydia Mills, a Tlingit girl in Southeast Alaska, from the National Museum of the American Indian “Young Native Americans Today” series.

Ages 3–8

Susan Secakuku

A photo portrait of Mindy, a Hopi girl, from the NMAI “Meet Native America” series.

Ages 3–8

Genevieve Simermeyer

A photo portrait of Christopher, a young Mohawk (Akwesasne) boy, from the NMAI “Meet Native America” series.

Ages 3–8

Gabrielle Tayac

A photo portrait of Naiche, a young Apache boy, from the NMAI “Meet Native America” series.

Ages 8–12

National Museum of the American Indian

Poems by Native youth paired with historical photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian.

Ages 3–8

Greg Rodgers

A Choctaw trickster story: lazy Chukfi Rabbit tries to skip the work of making butter and pays for it. Leslie Stall Widener illustrates.

Ages 3–8

Donald Uluadluak

Jake’s puppy Kamik is chaos on four legs. Grandpa remembers how sled dogs learn. Inhabit Media.

Ages 0–3

Debby Slier

Photographs of Native babies in cradleboards, with a few words per page. Star Bright Books.

Ages 0–3

Pauline Duncan

A Southeast Alaska counting book: herring meet the animals that eat them. David Lang illustrates. Sealaska Heritage / Baby Raven Reads.

Ages 0–3

Paul Windsor

A Haisla/Heiltsuk greeting to the morning world, with Northwest Coast formline. Native Northwest.

Ages 3–8

Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood

A Navajo family tries everything to win a baby’s first laugh — and the honor of hosting the First Laugh Ceremony. Jonathon Nelson illustrates.

Ages 3–8

Traci Sorell

A Cherokee family moves through the seasons saying otsaliheliga — we are grateful. Frané Lessac’s gouache. Sibert Honor.

Ages 3–8

Sebastian Robertson

Robbie Robertson’s son tells how a Mohawk kid from Toronto became The Band’s guitarist. Picture-book biography.

Ages 3–8

Tim Tingle

Martha Tom of the Choctaw nation meets Little Mo, an enslaved boy across the river. A story of friendship and a crossing. Jeanne Rorex Bridges illustrates.

Ages 3–8

Simon J. Ortiz

An epic of Native nations — creation, invasion, survival, and continuance — in Ortiz’s voice. Sharol Graves illustrates. Lee & Low.

Ages 3–8

Tim Tingle

Tingle’s family story: a grandmother’s injury, a word the kids use for trouble, and a move toward healing. Karen Clarkson illustrates.

Ages 3–8

Kekauleleanaʻole Kawaiʻaeʻa

The Hawaiian story of Naeʻole racing to protect the infant Kamehameha. Kamehameha Publishing.

Ages 0–3

Anita Poleahla

A kernel of Hopi corn tells how it is planted, harvested, and used. Hopi and English. Emmett Navakuku illustrates. Salina Bookshelf.

Ages 0–3

Julie Flett

Cree color words with Flett’s animals. Native Northwest board book.