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In November of 2010<\/a> I did a blog post that consisted of the top 100 best selling books at Amazon in the “Children’s Native American Books” category. At that time, three Native authors appeared on the list (several books by Joseph Bruchac are on the 2010 list but given recent research, I no longer recommend his books). The three authors had four different books on the list:<\/span><\/div>\n
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  • #1 and #35 was Sherman Alexie, for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian <\/i>(I didn’t include info on why it was on there twice but my guess is that the two listings reflect hardback\/paperback, or e-copy).\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n
  • #63 was The Porcupine Year <\/i>by Louise Erdrich.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • #84 was The Game of Silence <\/i>by Louise Erdrich.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • #98 was Guests <\/i>by Michael Dorris.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Today, October 22 of 2025 — almost 15 years later, there’s a huge difference!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • #2 is Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story <\/i>by Kevin Maillard<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #3 is We Are Water Protectors <\/i>by Carole Lindstrom<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #5 is Keepunumuk: Weeachumun’s Thanksgiving Story <\/i>by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Brown.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #8 is Native American Stories for Kids <\/i>by Tom Pecore Weso<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #10 is An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People <\/i>adapted by Debbie Reese<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #11 is We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga <\/i>by Traci Sorell<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #15 is The Birchbark House <\/i>by Louise Erdrich (audiobook)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #16 is Bud Finds Her Gift <\/i>by Robin Wall Kimmerer<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #17 is Chooch Helped <\/i>by Andrea L. Rogers<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #28 is Powwow Day <\/i>by Traci Sorell<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #25 is Colonization and the Wampanoag Story <\/i>by Linda Coombs<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #26 is Birdsong <\/i>by Julie Flett<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #28 is Remember <\/i>by Joy Harjo<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #36 is We Are Still Here <\/i>by Traci Sorell<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #37 is Moon Song <\/i>by Michaela Goade<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #38 is Jingle Dancer <\/i>by Cynthia Leitich Smith<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #29 is This Land <\/i>by Ashley Fairbanks<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #43 is The Seminoles <\/i>by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #45 is I Can Make this Promise <\/i>by Christine Day<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #48 is Bowwow Powwow <\/i>by Brenda J. Child<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #49 is Healer of the Water Monster <\/i>by Brian Young<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #52 is Berry Song <\/i>by Michaela Goade<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #53 is Eagle Drums <\/i>by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #57 is My Powerful Hair <\/i>by Carole Lindstrom<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #60 is Buffalo Dreamer <\/i>by Violet Duncan<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #61 is We All Play <\/i>by Julie Flett<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #63 is Wings of an Eagle <\/i>by Billy Mills<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #68 is Hiawatha and the Peacemaker <\/i>by Robbie Robertson<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #73 is In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse <\/i>by Joseph Marshall III<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #75 is Finding My Dance <\/i>by Ria Thundercloud<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #77 is Stealing Little Moon <\/i>by Dan SaSuWeh Jones<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #78 is If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving <\/i>by Chris Newell<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #79 is Thunder Boy Jr <\/i>by Sherman Alexie<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #82 is\u00a0The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry\u00a0<\/i>by Anna Rose Johnson<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #84 is Ancestor Approved <\/i>edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #86 is A Kid’s Guide to Native American History <\/i>by Yvonne Wakim Dennis<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #87 is We Still Belong <\/i>by Christine Day<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #88 is Indian No More <\/i>by Charlene Willing McManis<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #90 is Who Was Wilma Mankiller <\/i>by Andrea Page<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #93 is I Sang You Down from the Stars <\/i>by Tasha Spillett<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #94 is Grandmother Moon <\/i>by Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #96 is The Sea in Winter <\/i>by Christine Day<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #98 is Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing <\/i>by Deidre Havrelock<\/span><\/li>\n
    • #99 is The First Glade of Sweetgrass <\/i>by Suzanne Greenlaw<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
      That is over 40 books\u00a0in 2025 that are by Native writers! My quick look at the list tells me there’s over 30 new voices contributing to the body of children’s books by Native writers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      Wait! Here’s something interesting! I set my computer aside for a few hours and when I came back the list had already changed. This time, Laurel Goodluck’s outstanding Rock Your Mocs <\/i>is at #47 and Tim Tingle’s How I Became a Ghost <\/i>is at #53. Simon Ortiz’s The People Shall Continue <\/i>is at #57. I see Two Tribes <\/i>by Emily Bowen Cohen at #62 and Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior <\/i>by Carole Lindstrom at #63. Brandon Hobson’s The Storyteller <\/i>is at 69, and Kaitlan B. Curtice’s Winter’s Gifts <\/i>is at 71. And\u00a0A Letter for Bob <\/i>by Kim Rogers is at #75. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning <\/i>by Chief Jake Swamp is at #80 and The Gift of the Great Buffalo <\/i>by Carole Lindstrom is at #83. Sees Behind Trees <\/i>by Michael Dorris is at 86, and Brian Young’s Heroes of the Water Monster <\/i>is at #89. Maria DesJarlait’s I am Not a Costume <\/i>is at 91.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      If I add the ones that have turned up on the list a few hours later, I count 56 different books. Fifty six different books!<\/b>\u00a0The difference in the list from early morning to mid-afternoon makes it hard to offer precise numbers but the change from 2010 is stunning! From 3 to over 50!<\/b> I’m delighted! And I hasten to add that there’s several books missing from the list. Angeline Boulley’s three young adult novels aren’t there. Eric Gansworth’s wonderful middle-grade books aren’t there either. I wonder if there’s a middle-grade or YA list they’re on? Dawn Quigley’s terrific early reader series about Jo Jo aren’t there either. Marcie Rendon’s picture book might be too new yet to show up on this list.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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      The point of this post: For years Native people and non-Native folks interested in Native voices have worked hard to promote these books. This informal assessment tells me it is working! Let’s keep doing all we can to get books by Native writers into the hands of children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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