COMPILED BY KAY E. VANDERGRIFT
“Silence is a major value in Native American culture, for silence is the token of acceptance, the symbol of peace and serenity, and the outward expression of harmony between the human and natural worlds.” –Diane Long Hoeveler.
Achimoona. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: Fifth House, 1985.
Ahenakew, Freda. How The Birch Tree Got Its Stripes. Illus. by George Littlechild. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Nanada: Fifth House, 1988.
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Ata, Te. Baby Rattlesnake. Adapted by Lynn Moroney. Illus. by Veg Resiberg. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press, 1989.
Baker, Olaf. Where the Buffalo Begin. Illus. by Stephen Gammell.New York: Viking, 1989.
Baylor, Byrd. Hawk, I’m Your Brother. Illus. by Peter Parnall. New York: Scribner’s., 1976.
Baylor, Byrd. When Clay Sings. Illus. by Tom Bahti. New York: Scribner’s, 1972.
Baylor, Byrd. One Small Blue Bead. Illus. by Ronald Himler. New York: Scribner’s, 1992.
Benton-Banai, Edward. The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway. Illus. by George Liles. Hayward, WI: Indian Country Communications, 1979.
Bierhorst, John. The Woman Who Fell From the Sky: The Iroquois Story of Creation. Illus. by Robert Andrew Parker. New York: Morrow, 1993.
Bruchac, Joseph. The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story. Illus. by Anna Vojtech. New York: Dial, 1993.
Bunting, Eve. Cheyenne Again. Illus. by Irving Toddy. New York: Clarion, 1995.
Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac. Keepers of the Earth. Illus. by John Kahionhes Fadden. Golden, CO: North American Press, 1988.
Clark, Ann Nolan. In My Mother’s House. Illus. by Velino Herrera. New York: Viking, 1941.
Cohen, Caron Lee. The Mud Pony. Illus. by Shanto Begay. New York: Scholastic, 1988.
Duncan, Lois. The Magic of Spider Woman. Illus. Shonto Begay. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
Ekoomiak, Normee. Artic Memories. New York: Holt, 1990.
Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Ladder to the Sky: How the Gift of Healing Came to the Ojibway Nation. Illus. by Judith K. Davie. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1989.
Esbensen, Barbara Juster. The Star Maiden: An Ojibway Tale. Illus. by Judith K. Davie. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1988.
Goble, Paul. Buffalo Woman. New York: Bradbury, 1984.
Goble, Paul. I Sing for the Animals. New York: Bradbury, 1991.
Goble, Paul. Beyond the Ridge. New York: Bradbury, 1989.
Goble, Paul. Death of the Iron Horse. New York: Bradbury, 1987.
Goble, Paul. Star Boy. New York: Bradbury, 1983.
Goble, Paul. Dream Wolf. New York: Bradbury, 1990.
Goble, Paul. Her Seven Brothers. New York: Bradbury, 1988.
Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. New York: Bradbury, 1978.
Goble, Paul. The Lost Children. New York: Bradbury, 1993.
Heinz, Brian. Kayuktuk: An Arctic Quest. Illus. Jon Van Zyle. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1996.
Hulpach, Vladimir. Ahaiyute and Cloud Eater. Illus. Marek Zawadzki. Translated by Pauline Hejl. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
Joosse, Barbara M. Mama, Do You Love Me? Illus. by Barbara Lavallee. San Francisco: CA: Chronicle Books, 1991.
Keams, G. Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun: A Cherokee Story. Illus. by J. Bernardin. Flagstaa, AZ: Northland, 1995.
Keegan, Marcia. Pueblo Boy: Growing Up in Two Worlds. New York: Dutton, 1991.
Kendall, Russ. Eskimo Boy: Life in an Inupiaq Eskimo Village. New York: Scholastic, 1992.
Kesey, Ken. The Sea Lion. Illus. by Neil Waldman. New York: Viking, 1992.
Loewen, Iris. My Mom Is So Unusual. Illus. by Alan Pakarnyk. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Pemmican Publications, 1986.
Lopez, Barry. Crow and Weasel. Illus. by Tom Pohrt. San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1990.
McLain, Gary. The Indian Way: Learning to Communicate with Mother Earth. Illus. by Michael Taylor. Santa Fe, NM: John Muir, 1990.
McDermott, Gerald. Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.
Miles, Miska. Annie and the Old One. Illus. by Peter Parnall. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1971.
Moore, Reavis. Native Artists of North America. Sante Fe, NM: John Muir Publications, 1993.
New Mexico People and Energy Collective. Red Ribbons for Emma. Illus. by photos. Standford, CA: New Seed Press, 1981.
Nex, Redwing T. Forbidden Talent. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland, 1995.
Ortiz, Simon. The People Shall Continue. Illus. by Sharon Graves. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press, 1988.
Rodanas, Kristina. Dragonfly’s Tale. New York: Clarion, 1991.
Rodanas, Kristina. Dance of the Sacred Circle: A Native American Tale. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1994.
Roessel, Monty. Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 1995.
Scott, Ann Herbert. On Mother’s Lap. Revised Edition. Illus. by Glo Coalson. New York: Clarion, 1992.
Shemie, Bonnie. Houses of Bark: Tipi, Wigwam and Longhouse, Native Dwellings, Woodland Indians. Montreal, Canada: Tundra Books, 1990.
Trimble, Stephen. Village of Blue Stone. Illus. by Jennifer Ownings Dewey and Deborah Reade. New York: Macmillan, 1990.
Van Laan, Nancy. Rainbow Crow. Illus. by Beatriz Vidal. New York: Knopf, 1989.
Van Laan, Nancy. In a Circle Long Ago: A Treasury of Native Lore from North America. Illus. by Lisa Desimini. New York: Knopf, 1995.
Wheeler, Bernelda. Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? Illus. by Herman Bekkering. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Pemmican Publications, 1986.
Wood, Ted and Wanbi Numpa Afraid of Hawk. A Boy Becomes a Man At Wounded Knee. New York: Walker, 1992.
Yolen, Jane. Sky Dogs. Illus. by Barry Moser.San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990.
Zola, Maguido and Angela Dereume. Nobody. Illus. by Wendy Wolsak. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Pemmican Publications, 1983.
