Indigenous Children's Literature

1.
My Heart Fills With Happiness
My Heart Fills With Happiness 4.22 avg rating — 1,740 ratings
2.
Little You
Little You 4.27 avg rating — 1,189 ratings
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,460 ratings
4.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Thunder Boy Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
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Shi-shi-etko
Shi-shi-etko 4.31 avg rating — 609 ratings
6.
Fatty Legs: A True Story
Fatty Legs: A True Story 4.08 avg rating — 3,738 ratings
7.
Tilly
Tilly 4.06 avg rating — 414 ratings
8.
We Sang You Home
We Sang You Home 4.08 avg rating — 753 ratings
9.
A Stranger at Home
A Stranger at Home 4.24 avg rating — 694 ratings
10.
When We Were Alone
When We Were Alone 4.46 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
11.
Shin-chi's Canoe
Shin-chi's Canoe 4.26 avg rating — 438 ratings
12.
We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers
We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers 4.51 avg rating — 89 ratings
13.
Wild Berries
Wild Berries 3.98 avg rating — 525 ratings
14.
When I Was Eight
When I Was Eight 4.24 avg rating — 780 ratings
15.
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 12,417 ratings
16.
Save the Arctic (Save the Earth, #2)
Save the Arctic (Save the Earth, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 82 ratings
17.
The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.95 avg rating — 42,144 ratings
18.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun 4.03 avg rating — 5,955 ratings
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Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: L'alfabet di Michif / Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet
Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: L'alfabet di Michif / Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet 4.33 avg rating — 114 ratings
20.
No Time to Say Goodbye
No Time to Say Goodbye 3.81 avg rating — 149 ratings
21.
When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation
When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation 3.90 avg rating — 197 ratings
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Dragonfly Kites / Pimithaagansa
Dragonfly Kites / Pimithaagansa 3.79 avg rating — 150 ratings
23.
Zoe and the Fawn
Zoe and the Fawn 3.61 avg rating — 183 ratings
24.
Flight
Flight 3.89 avg rating — 17,981 ratings
25.
Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears
Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears 3.51 avg rating — 464 ratings
26.
Where I Belong
Where I Belong 3.10 avg rating — 116 ratings
27.
Leaving the Log House
Leaving the Log House 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
28.
Missing Nimama
Missing Nimama 4.25 avg rating — 213 ratings
28.
The Legend of the Fog
The Legend of the Fog 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings
30.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox (Sometimes I Feel Like, 1)
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox (Sometimes I Feel Like, 1) 4.25 avg rating — 437 ratings
31.
Grandmother Ptarmigan
Grandmother Ptarmigan 3.04 avg rating — 45 ratings
32.
A Walk on the Shoreline
A Walk on the Shoreline 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
33.
Nobody Cries At Bingo
Nobody Cries At Bingo 3.88 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
33.
A Walk on the Tundra
A Walk on the Tundra 4.28 avg rating — 46 ratings
33.
Discovering Words
Discovering Words 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings
36.
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story 4.37 avg rating — 49 ratings
37.
Dolphin SOS
Dolphin SOS 4.14 avg rating — 130 ratings
37.
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa
The Chief: Mistahimaskwa 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings
39.
The Littlest Sled Dog
The Littlest Sled Dog 3.70 avg rating — 64 ratings
40.
Meshom and the Little One
Meshom and the Little One 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
41.
The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit
The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit 3.97 avg rating — 66 ratings
42.
I Like Who I Am
I Like Who I Am 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
43.
The Rebel: Gabriel Dumont
The Rebel: Gabriel Dumont 3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings
44.
The First Strawberries
The First Strawberries 4.10 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
45.
Whale Snow
Whale Snow 4.02 avg rating — 118 ratings
46.
My Name Is Not Easy
My Name Is Not Easy 3.63 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
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The Poet: Pauline Johnson
The Poet: Pauline Johnson 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings
48.
Grandpa's Girls
Grandpa's Girls 3.60 avg rating — 73 ratings
48.
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation 4.55 avg rating — 332 ratings
50.
The Owl and the Lemming
The Owl and the Lemming 3.56 avg rating — 77 ratings
50.
Akilak's Adventure
Akilak's Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 56 ratings
52.
Long Powwow Nights
Long Powwow Nights 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings
53.
I Am Raven
I Am Raven really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 83 ratings
54.
The Elders Are Watching
The Elders Are Watching 4.40 avg rating — 78 ratings
55.
Skraelings (Arctic Moon Magick, 1)
Skraelings (Arctic Moon Magick, 1) 3.71 avg rating — 107 ratings
55.
Hello Humpback! (First West Coast Books, 1)
Hello Humpback! (First West Coast Books, 1) 4.07 avg rating — 174 ratings
55.
Spearfinger
Spearfinger 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
55.
47,000 Beads
47,000 Beads 4.45 avg rating — 126 ratings
55.
Soft Rain
Soft Rain 3.85 avg rating — 965 ratings
55.
Dawn Raid
Dawn Raid 3.96 avg rating — 667 ratings
55.
Sister Heart
Sister Heart 4.16 avg rating — 894 ratings
55.
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
55.
The Fox Wife
The Fox Wife 3.75 avg rating — 59 ratings
55.
We Still Belong
We Still Belong 4.12 avg rating — 1,181 ratings
55.
Rez Dogs
Rez Dogs 4.03 avg rating — 4,482 ratings
66.
Children of the Tipi: Life in the Buffalo Days
Children of the Tipi: Life in the Buffalo Days 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
66.
I Can Make This Promise
I Can Make This Promise 4.16 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
66.
Berry Song
Berry Song 4.41 avg rating — 2,080 ratings
69.
The Apple Tree: A Cherokee Story
The Apple Tree: A Cherokee Story 4.03 avg rating — 58 ratings
69.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 4.40 avg rating — 6,694 ratings
69.
Kumak's Fish: A Tale of the Far North
Kumak's Fish: A Tale of the Far North 3.95 avg rating — 125 ratings
72.
Dancing With the Cranes
Dancing With the Cranes 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
72.
Qu'Appelle
Qu'Appelle 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings
72.
My Powerful Hair
My Powerful Hair 4.57 avg rating — 1,131 ratings
75.
Enwhisteetkwa Walk in Water
Enwhisteetkwa Walk in Water 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
75.
The Scout: Tommy Prince
The Scout: Tommy Prince 4.12 avg rating — 67 ratings
75.
Just Ask Us: A Conversation with First Nations Teenage Moms
Just Ask Us: A Conversation with First Nations Teenage Moms 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
75.
The Secret of Your Name: Proud To Be Métis / Kiimooch ka shinikashooyen: aen kishchitaymook aen li Michif iwik
The Secret of Your Name: Proud To Be Métis / Kiimooch ka shinikashooyen: aen kishchitaymook aen li Michif iwik 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings
75.
Indian Shoes
Indian Shoes 3.69 avg rating — 453 ratings
80.
Stories of the Road Allowance People
Stories of the Road Allowance People 4.51 avg rating — 59 ratings
80.
A Salmon for Simon
A Salmon for Simon 3.75 avg rating — 60 ratings
80.
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes 3.98 avg rating — 420 ratings
80.
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller 4.18 avg rating — 127 ratings
84.
People of the Buffalo: How the Plains Indians Lived
People of the Buffalo: How the Plains Indians Lived 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
84.
Turtle's Race with Beaver
Turtle's Race with Beaver 3.82 avg rating — 183 ratings
84.
Finding My Dance
Finding My Dance 4.37 avg rating — 659 ratings
87.
The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur
The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur 3.87 avg rating — 62 ratings
87.
The Girl with a Baby
The Girl with a Baby 3.74 avg rating — 141 ratings
87.
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America 4.06 avg rating — 124 ratings
87.
Powwow Day
Powwow Day 4.29 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
91.
A Promise Is a Promise
A Promise Is a Promise really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
91.
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know 4.29 avg rating — 1,281 ratings
93.
The Land of Os: John Ramsay
The Land of Os: John Ramsay really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings
93.
The Sea in Winter
The Sea in Winter 3.96 avg rating — 2,729 ratings
95.
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving 4.02 avg rating — 741 ratings
95.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga 4.33 avg rating — 2,644 ratings
97.
Baseball Bats for Christmas
Baseball Bats for Christmas 3.86 avg rating — 92 ratings
97.
The Warriors
The Warriors 3.79 avg rating — 154 ratings
99.
Roogaroo Mickey
Roogaroo Mickey 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
99.
Discovering Numbers
Discovering Numbers 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
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