In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, BCPL Youth Services staff, Susan Kandt and Ginger Stapp share some of their favorite books by Indigenous authors and illustrators for young people and families to enjoy.
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
by Traci Sorell, Illus. Frane Léssac
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell, Illus. Frane Léssac
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Water Lady
by Alice B. McGinty, Illus. Shonto Begay
We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom, Illus. Michaela Goade
When the Shadbush Blooms
by Carla Messinger, Illus. David K. Fadden
I Sang You Down from the Stars
by Tasha Spillett-Sumner, Illus. Michaela Goade
Nimoshom and His Bus
by Penny M. Thomas
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
When We Were Alone
by David A. Robertson, Illus. Julie Flett