Chooch Helped
Written by Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee Nation) illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) and published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.
Award Category: Winners
Buffalo Dreamer
Written by Violet Duncan (Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation) and published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation), and published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
We Still Belong
Written by Christine Day (Upper Skagit) Cover art by Madelyn Goodnight (Chickasaw Nation) Published by Heartdrum, An Imprint of HaperCollins Publishers 2023
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
Apple Skin to the Core
Apple Skin to the Core By Eric Gansworth (Onondaga) Published by Levine Querido 2020
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