Native American Children's Books
and Children's Books by Native American Authors
Native American Children's Books In 2006, the American Indian Library Association began presenting the American Indian Youth Services Literature Award. Three awards are presented every other year, in the categories of - picture book
- middle school
- young adult
The winners appear below. The first book listed for each year is the picture book winner, second is middle school, and third is young adult. Titles that appear as links are reviewed on this site. 2010 - A Coyote Solstice Tale, by Thomas King
- Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma, by Genevieve Simermeyer
- Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me, by Lurline Wailana McGregor
2008 - Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond, by Joseph Medicine Crow
- Crossing Bok Chitto, by Tim Tingle
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
2006 - Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story, by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich
- Hidden Roots, by Joseph Bruchac
Other Native American Children's Books reviewed on this site Children's books by Native American authors and of Native American interest: Affordable Native American children's books at BookCloseouts.com. American Indian children's poets. Native American picture books at Amazon. More multicultural children's books. More children's books by category. Native American authors and illustrators. November is Native American Heritage Month! Best Children's Books home.

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