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Brave Like the Buffalo
By Melissa Allan. 2023
Brave Like the Buffalo is a children’s book with a message that will inspire all readers to face the storms…
in their life with the help of their support systems and with a brave mindset. Written by Melissa Allan and illustrated by Jadyn Fischer-McNab, this story uses a powerful animal, the buffalo, as a symbolic message and connection to Indigenous ways of knowing and being that helps to create a wonderful narrative rich with Indigenous ties and a heartwarming message around facing adversity. Brave Like the Buffalo is intended for audiences aged 0–6, to be used educationally as a way to intertwine Indigenous ways of knowing and being through story.Hopeless in Hope
By Wanda John-Kehewin. 2023
Fourteen-year-old Eva’s life is like her shoes: rapidly falling apart. With Nohkum in the hospital, Eva’s mother struggles to keep…
things together and loses custody of Eva and her little brother. As Eva tries to adjust to living in a group home, can she find forgiveness for her mother within the pages of an old diary?Ira sleeps over
By Bernard Waber. 1972
Ira is delighted with his first invitation to spend the night at his friend Reggie's house, until his mischievous older…
sister asks if he is taking along his teddy bear. For preschool-grade 2. 1972Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper books)
By Holling Clancy Holling. 1980
A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario's Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the…
Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: "Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea." For grades 3-6. Caldecott Honor Book. 1941Show me a sign (Show Me a Sign)
By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2020
1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates…
in a shared sign language. But a scientist determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness decides that she makes the perfect live specimen--and kidnaps her. For grades 4-7. 2020Show Me a Sign
By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2020
Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early…
English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there -- including Mary -- are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died, leaving her family shattered. Tensions over land disputes are mounting between English settlers and the Wampanoag people. And a cunning young scientist has arrived, hoping to discover the origin of the island's prevalent deafness. His maniacal drive to find answers soon renders Mary a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment. Her struggle to save herself is at the core of this penetrating and poignant novel that probes our perceptions of ability and disability. It will make you forever question your own ideas about what is normal.The Berenstain Bears' Bedtime Blessings (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
By Mike Berenstain. 2017
Is bedtime a challenging time in your house? In this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books,…
young readers will learn why bedtime should be a calm and peaceful. Children will learn how to incorporate God&’s peace into their daily bedtime routine. The Berenstain Bears&’ Bedtime Blessings—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4-8Reading out at bedtimeBirthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your home librarySparking conversations about the importance of a bedtime routine and a good night&’s restThe Berenstain Bears&’ Bedtime Blessings is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to dateTen Little Fireflies
By Deb Gruelle. 2022
From the creators of the wildly popular book Ten Little Night Stars, comes Ten Little Fireflies, a board book that…
introduces little ones to numbers as they count down to bedtime.Ten Little Fireflies:Is perfect for little ones ages 0-4Is an early learning concept book of numbers one to tenHas soothing rhymes making this the perfect bedtime readEasily wipes clean of little fingerprints and smudges This sweet counting book written by Deb Gruelle, the great grandniece of the creator of Raggedy Ann, features:Popular woodland animals like hedgehogs and owlsIs perfect for baby gifts, birthday gifts, and holiday gift givingFits into little handsMoon: a peek-through picture book
By Britta Teckentrup, Patricia Hegarty. 2018
Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People (Tales of the People Ser. #2)
By Joseph Medicine Crow, Medicine Crow, Linda R. Martin, Joe Medicine Crow. 1998
In this retelling of a Crow Indian story, a hunter named Brave Wolf is abducted by a mother Thunderbird, who…
asks that he help save her chicks from a monster. A brief section of factual information about the Crow people, their language, and history follows the story. For grades 2-4One drowsy dragon
By Ethan Long. 2010
As one dragon tries to take a nap, his ten little dragons, in increasing numbers, disturb his sleep by making…
milk shakes, screaming at scary movies, and playing loud games. A One Book 4 Colorado finalist, this book is read by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. For preschool-grade 2Good night, Stella
By Emma Chichester Clark, Kate McMullan. 1994
Stella's father puts her to bed, but she can't sleep. She keeps calling to him with worries about vampire bats,…
eyeballs falling out, and not being able to stop swallowing. Finally her father tells her he is too tired to wait up for Stella's mother to come home from the movies, so wide-awake Stella offers to take his place. For preschool-grade 2The boy and the cloth of dreams
By James Mayhew, Jenny Koralek. 1994
There once was a little boy whose grandmother made a quilt of dreams for him when he was born. She…
had told his mother that the quilt would keep the dark night things away. But now the quilt has two holes in it, and suddenly the little boy is having bad dreams. His grandmother can mend the quilt, but first he must find the courage to bring her the threads she needs for mending. For preschool-grade 2Blue dawn, red earth: new Native American storytellers
By Clifford E. Trafzer. 1996
Thirty short stories by Native Americans from different tribal groups. Original tales created from personal experiences, like being sent to…
a government boarding school or moving away from the reservation. Other selections are based on traditional themes involving ghosts or people especially attuned to natureTurtle Island: tales of the Algonquian nations
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 1999
Collection of twenty-seven tales with an introduction to Algonquian Indian culture; describes variations among the group's numerous tribes, which are…
found in the eastern United States and Canada. The title story recounts how a turtle's back became the Earth's foundation after a great flood. For grades 4-7. 1999The wonderful sky boat: and other Native American tales of the Southeast
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 2001
Collection of twenty-seven stories from the Catawba, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes among others, retold in modern English. A Hitchiti…
tale, "Heron and Hummingbird," explains why hummingbirds drink nectar rather than water. Includes notes about the original storytellers and their languages. For grades 4-7. 2001Hold up the sky: and other Indian tales from Texas and the Southern Plains
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 2003
Twenty-six stories passed down through the generations from different tribes who inhabited the United States southwest plains. Includes brief information…
about each of the fourteen Native American storytelling tribes represented in this collection. For grades 4-7. 2003Good night, Missouri (Good night our world series)
By Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper, Joe Veno. 2013
Introduces well-known features of Missouri, including The St. Louis Arch, The Kansas City Aquarium, the Mark Twain home in Hannibal,…
the Lake of the Ozarks, the Ozark Mountains, and Silver Dollar City. For preschool-grade 2Little Runner of the longhouse (I Can Read Bks.)
By Arnold Lobel, Betty Baker. 1962
Day dreamers: a journey of imagination
By Emily Winfield Martin. 2014