Rock Your Mocs
Roc Your Mocs Written by Laurel Goodluck (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian) Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation) Publisher Heartdrum, an imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2023
Award Category: Picture Book
A Letter from Bob
A Letter for Bob Written by Kim Rogers (Wichita & Affiliated Tribes) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné) Published by Heartdrum, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2023
Forever Cousins
By Laurel Goodluck (Mandan & Hidatsa and Tsimshian) Illustrated by Jonathan Nelson (Navajo/Diné) Publisher Charlesbridge 2022
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know By Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by illustrated by Frané Lessac Published by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc. 2021 / Audio Book Produced by Live Oak Media
I Sang You Down From the Stars
I Sang You Down From the Stars By Tasha Spillet-Sumner (Cree and Trinidadian) Illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit & Haida) Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group 2021
Learning My Rights with Mousewoman
Learning My Rights with Mousewoman Written and Illustrated by Morgan Asoyuf (Ts’msyen) Published by Native Northwest 2021
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer By Traci Sorell (Cherokee) Illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis) Published by Millbrook Press Lerner Publishing 2021
Becoming Miss Navajo
Diné Bich’eekę Yishłeeh (Diné Bizaad)/Becoming Miss Navajo (English) By Jolyana Begay-Kroupa (Diné) Designed by Corey Begay (Diné) Published by Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 2021
2022 Youth Literature Awards
The 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Award winning titles were highlighted during the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best of the best in children’s and young adult literature. The 2022 AIYLA Jury, “Award winners and honors include the first audiobook and first Indigenous language edition. We are seeing … Continued