Kids Picks for Native American and Indigenous Peoples Month

Check out this selection of picture books, early readers, and chapter books that celebrate the theme of “We’re Still Here!”

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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is committed to honoring diverse cultures and heritages all year round.  This November, we are adding our newest Celebration, Affinity, Identity & Recognition (CAIR) month with Native American and Indigenous Peoples Month.  

Nov 2, 2026

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In the Catalog

Here Come the Aunties!

Here Come the Aunties!

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Aunts by kinship as well as family friends, neighbors, and community members all step up to fill the important role of “auntie.” They are there for life’s joys, sorrows, and celebrations, bringing their own special love.

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All the Stars in the Sky

All the Stars in the Sky

Art Coulson

This contemplative exploration of community, individualism, and responsibility—accentuated with traditional beadwork in the art—is a moving invitation to consider an indigenous perspective of one’s place in the world and how we all light up our sky, together.

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You Are the Land

You Are the Land

Steph Littlebird

Nature metaphors describe a child’s loving relationship with her family, community, and land that support and nurture her.

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We All Love

We All Love

Kisâkihitonaw

Julie Flett

Join baby bears, little ducklings, curious foxes, and many more adorable creatures as they remind us of all the ways, big and small, that we show love and care. Includes glossary of Cree animal names.

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The Super-scary Sleepover

The Super-scary Sleepover

Dawn Quigley

Full of spooky fun and after-school mischief, the latest book in the Jo Jo Makoons chapter book series celebrates an Ojibwe girl with a big heart who finds her courage through the people she loves.

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Lost at Windy River

Lost at Windy River

A True Story of Survival

Trina Rathgeber

This is the harrowing story of how a young Indigenous girl defies the odds and endures nine days alone in the unforgiving barrens. With no food or supplies, she relies on traditional Indigenous knowledge passed down from her family.

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Liam and the Dream Job

Liam and the Dream Job

Andrew Stark

It is career day in Liam’s third-grade class on the Ojibwa reservation, but Liam is having trouble deciding what he wants to do when he grows up, and he is not sure what to put in the essay he has to write.

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We Still Belong

We Still Belong

Christine Day

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel about a girl whose hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (and plans to ask her crush to the school dance) go all wrong – until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indgenous family and community at an intertribal powwow.

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The Ribbon Skirt

The Ribbon Skirt

Cameron Mukwa

A joyful coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel by debut Indigenous creator Cameron Mukwa about the journey of a two-spirit kid who wants to create a ribbon skirt for the upcoming powwow. 

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Wolf Club

Wolf Club

James Bird

Three middle schoolers ditch detention to search for an elusive white wolf who may have the magical powers they need to face their challenges and heal their hearts.

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