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Indigenous and Native American Books: Babies-PreK

By Skokie Staff Youth Services

These are some of our favorite books to share with babies through preschoolers featuring Indigenous and Native American people and stories. We focused on books with Indigenous authors and illustrators.

  • The Good Game

    2024 by David, Arihhonni

    A story based on the legend of the first games played by forest animals. In this story, Mouse and Squirrel wanted to play a precursor to lacrosse, but Team Four Legs and Team Wings said they were too small to play.

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  • Who Am I?

    2023 by Buchholtz, Julie

    " 'Who am I?' asked the brown-skinned girl. Her big brown mama pulled her close and replied..." This stunning book shows the ways the threads of life are woven in with the earth--past, present, and future.

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  • Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!

    2021 by Coulson, Art

    In this book that is part of the Storytelling Math series, Bo needs to find a container that's the right size for displaying his homemade marbles at his family's Cherokee National Holiday festival booth.

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  • This Land

    2024 by Fairbanks, Ashley

    In a gentle and kid-friendly way, this beautiful picture book asks us to think about the people who lived here before we lived here. Includes information about land acknowledgements.

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  • It's a Mitig!

    2020 by George, Bridget

    In this playful book, kids are introduced to Anishinaabe words like amik, ziibi gaag, and mitig.

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  • My Powerful Hair

    2023 by Lindstrom, Carole

    By the award-winning author of We Are Water Protectors, this is a story of how hair can reflect resilience, strength, and connection to the earth.

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  • I Hope

    2022 by Gray Smith, Monique

    This beautifully illustrated picture book offers a series of hopes for a diverse group of kids. "I hope that you and those you love know joy...I have lots of hopes, for you and for me, but I wonder...What are your hopes?"

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  • Mii Maanda Ezhi-gkendmaanh

    2021 by Luby, Brittany

    This bilingual book (Anishinaabemowin and English) depicts a girl and her grandmother learning about the changing seasons.

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  • Forever Our Home

    2023 by Simpson, Tonya

    This beautiful book is an ode that celebrates the animals and plants of the prairies.

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  • This Land Is a Lullaby

    2024 by Simpson, Tonya

    It's easy to help baby to sleep reading this beautifully illustrated, gentle lullaby of prairie sounds on a stormy summer evening.

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  • Powwow Day

    2022 by Sorell, Traci

    River hasn't been well and isn't strong enough to dance the jingle dress dance at the powwow, but she comes to terms with the fact that the dance is for the Creator, the ancestors, their families, and everyone's health, including her own.

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  • Nibi's Water Song

    2021 by Tenasco, Sunshine

    When Nibi has a hard time finding clean, safe water, she starts a movement to help "heal" the water.

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