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Under 5

Hoop Dance Heroes! (Spirit Rangers)

Karissa Valencia

Author(s)

Madelyn Goodnight

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

With Our Orange Hearts

Phyllis Webstad

Author(s)

Kewageshig

Illustrator(s)

Infant and Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name?: An Oneida Song of Spring

Sandra De Coteau Orie

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

3, 4

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Fall In Line, Holden!

Daniel W. Vandever

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 2

Ages 5-8

Beauty Beside Me: Stories of My Grandmother's Skirts (English and Navaho Edition)

Serphine G. Yazzie

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Ages 5-8

Baby Learns About Seasons (English and Navaho Edition)

Jessie Eve Ruffenach

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

3, 5, 6, 4

Ages 9-12, Ages 5-8

I Am Not a Number / Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii (English & Ojibwa Edition)

Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis & Kathy Kacer

Author(s)

Gillian Newland

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

A Is for Acorn: A California Indian ABC

Analisa Tripp

Author(s)

Lyn Risling

Illustrator(s)

2, 1, 3, Preschool

Under 5

Thunder Boy Jr.

Sherman Alexie

Author(s)

Yuyi Morales

Illustrator(s)

Infant and Toddler, Kindergarten, Preschool

Under 5

Mama, Do You Love Me?

Barbara Joosse

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

Joseph Marshall III

Author(s)

Jim Yellowhawk

Illustrator(s)

4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Fatty Legs

Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton & Christy Jordan-Fenton

Author(s)

Liz Amini-Holmes

Illustrator(s)

Infant and Toddler, Preschool

Under 5

Loving Me

Debbie Silver

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

First Laugh--Welcome, Baby!

Rose Ann Tahe

Author(s)

Nancy Bo Flood

Illustrator(s)

Infant and Toddler, Preschool

Under 5

We Sang You Home

Richard Van Camp

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

Robbie Robertson

Author(s)

David Shannon

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5, Ages 5-8

In the Red Canoe

Leslie A. Davidson

Author(s)

Laura Bifano

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

My Heart Fills With Happiness / sâkaskinêw nitêh miywêyihtamowin ohci (Cree and English Edition)

Monique Gray Smith

Author(s)

Danielle Daniel

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

First Fire: A Cherokee Folktale

Nancy Kelly Allen

Author(s)

Sherry Rogers

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

We All Play

Julie Flett

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Journey of the Freckled Indian: A Tlingit Culture Story

Alyssa Kalyn London

Author(s)

Monica Rickert-Bolter

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman

Sharice Davids, Nancy K. Mays

Author(s)

Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

Welcome Song for Baby: A lullaby for newborns

Richard Van Camp

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light

Tim Tingle

Author(s)

Karen Clarkson

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Stolen Words (English Version)

Melanie Florence

Author(s)

Gabrielle Grimard

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1

Under 5, Ages 5-8

The Great Giants of the Arctic: Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition

Jaypeetee Arnakak

Author(s)

Kaja Kajfež

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Walking Together

Albert D. Marshall, Louise Zimanyi

Author(s)

Emily Kewageshig

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Paul Goble

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet

Michael Shoulders & Debbie Shoulders

Author(s)

Irving Toddy

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Ages 5-8

Baby Learns to Count

Jessie Eve Ruffenach

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, Preschool

Ages 5-8

Baby's First Laugh

Jessie Eve Ruffenach

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

3, 4

Ages 5-8

Coyote and the Turkey

Nashoba Gene Thompson

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

Stand Like a Cedar

Nicole I. Campbell

Author(s)

Carrielynn Victor

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Wild Berries

Julie Flett

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

When the Shadbush Blooms

Carla Messinger

Author(s)

Susan R. Katz

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

When We Were Alone

David A. Robertson

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

3, 5, 4, 6

Ages 9-12

Dear Miss Karana

Eric Elliott

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, Preschool, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

We Sang You Home / kikî-kîwê-nikamôstamâtinân (Cree and English Edition)

Richard Van Camp

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, Preschool

Under 5

Little You / Gidagaashiinh (English and Ojibwa Edition)

Richard Van Camp

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Infant and Toddler, Kindergarten

Under 5

Cradle Me

Debbie Silver

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Powwow's Coming

Linda Boyden

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Coyote and the Grasshoppers: A Pomo Legend

Gloria Dominic

Author(s)

Charles Reasoner

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

In My Anaana's Amautik

Nadia Sammurtok

Author(s)

Lenny Lishchenko

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Jingle Dancer

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Author(s)

Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Owls See Clearly at Night/Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: A Michif Alphabet/L'Alfabet Di Michif

Julie Flett

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8, Under 5

Finding My Dance

Ria Thundercloud

Author(s)

Kalila J. Fuller

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

On the Trapline

David A. Robertson

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

Sweetest Kulu

Celina Kalluk

Author(s)

Alexandria Neonakis

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

The Blue Roses

Linda Boyden

Author(s)

Amy Cordova

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5, Ages 5-8

The Girl and the Wolf

Katherena Vermette

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

The Cottonwood Sings

Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo

Author(s)

Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

How the World Was Made / ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᏙᏢᎿ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏓ (Cherokee and English Edition)

Brad Wagnon

Author(s)

Alex Stephenson

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

The Gift of the Sacred Dog

Paul Goble

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story

N. Scott Momaday

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Ages 5-8

Baby Learns About Weather

Jessie Eve Ruffenach

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ages 9-12, Ages 5-8

Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller

Doreen Rappaport

Author(s)

Linda Kakuk

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale of How Fire Came to the People

Jonathan Landon

Author(s)

Lanny Pinola

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way

S. D. Nelson

Author(s)

S. D. Nelson

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone

David A. Robertson

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 3, 2

Ages 5-8

SkySisters

Jan Bourdeau Waboose

Author(s)

Brian Deines

Illustrator(s)

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom

Tim Tingle

Author(s)

Jeanne Rorex Bridges

Illustrator(s)

2, 3, 1

Under 5

Zoe and the Fawn

Catherine Jameson

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Infant and Toddler, Preschool

Under 5

Cradle Me (Navajo/English edition)

Debby Silver

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers

Julie Flett

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

Chief Jake Swamp

Author(s)

Erwin Printup Jr.

Illustrator(s)

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number

Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer

Author(s)

Gillian Newland

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock

Dallas Hunt

Author(s)

Amanda Strong

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

ASHA My First Pow Wow Dance (Kwekwa Storytelling)

Jocelyn L Mackenzie

Author(s)

Danang Prasajatama

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Still This Love Goes On

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

The People Shall Continue

Simon J. Ortiz

Author(s)

Sharol Graves

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

At the Mountain's Base

Traci Sorell

Author(s)

Weshoyot Alvitre

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

Mission To Space

John Harrington

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8, Ages 9-12

kimotinâniwiw itwêwina / Stolen Words

Melanie Florence

Author(s)

Gabrielle Grimard

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun

Cindi Alvitre

Author(s)

Carly Lake

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

The Land of the Great Turtles / ᎦᏙᎯ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏧᎾᏔᏂ ᏓᎦᏏ (Cherokee and English Edition)

Brad Wagnon

Author(s)

Alex Stephenson

Illustrator(s)

1, 2

Ages 5-8

Fox Song

Joseph Bruchac

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

1, 3, 2

Ages 5-8

The Flute Player: An Apache Folktale

Michael Lacapa

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Bowwow Powwow

Brenda J. Child

Author(s)

Jonathan Thunder

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Ages 5-8

Baby Learns About Senses (English and Navaho Edition)

Jessie Eve Ruffenach

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten

Under 5

When We Are Kind / Nihá’ádaahwiinít’íigo (English and Navaho Edition)

Monique Gray Smith

Author(s)

Nivole Neidhardt

Illustrator(s)

1, 2, 3, 4

Ages 5-8

When I was Eight

Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

Author(s)

Gabrielle Grimard

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Birdsong

Julie Flett

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, Infant and Toddler, 1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

Hungry Johnny

Cheryl Kay Minnema

Author(s)

Wesley Ballinger

Illustrator(s)

1, 2

Ages 9-12

C is for Chickasaw

Wiley Barnes

Author(s)

Aaron K. Long

Illustrator(s)

4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Adopted by Indians: A True Story

Thomas Jefferson Mayfield

Author(s)

Rick Jones

Illustrator(s)

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Ages 9-12

Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

Lee DeCora Francis

Author(s)

Susan Drucker

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

My Heart Fills With Happiness / sâkaskinêw nitêh miywêyihtamowin ohci (Cree and English Edition)

Monique Gray Smith

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

My Heart Fills With Happiness

Monique Gray Smith

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Dream Wolf

Paul Goble

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Dragonfly Kites (Songs of the North Wind)

Tomson Highway

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Ages 5-8

Rabbit Wants More Sense

Nashoba Gene Thompson

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Knots on a Counting Rope

Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault

Author(s)

Ted Rand

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Infant and Toddler

Under 5

Little You

Richard Van Camp

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

Author(s)

None listed

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, 1, Kindergarten

Under 5, Ages 5-8

Bowwow Powwow

Brenda J. Child

Author(s)

Jonathan Thunder

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3

Under 5, Ages 5-8

A Day with Yayah

Nicola I. Campbell

Author(s)

Julie Flett

Illustrator(s)

1, 2

Ages 5-8

The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn

Leigh Casler

Author(s)

Shonto Begay

Illustrator(s)

Kindergarten, 1, 2

Ages 5-8

The Apple Tree

Sandy Tharp-Thee

Author(s)

Marlena Campbell Hodson

Illustrator(s)

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1, 2

Under 5, Ages 5-8

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

Traci Sorell

Author(s)

Frane Lessac

Illustrator(s)

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