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15 Canadian #IndigenousReads for young readers

Terrific young adult, middle grade and picture books in honour of Indigenous Book Club Month.

CBC Books · CBC · Posted: May 25, 2017 11:13 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 25, 2017

Check out our #IndigenousReads recommendations for younger readers, written by Indigenous Canadian authors.

Aaron Paquette won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut young adult fantasy novel Lightfinder. (Inhabit Media/Roseway Publishing/Kegedonce Press)

Skraelings by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley & Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, illustrated by Andrew Trabbold
Grey Eyes by Frank Christopher Busch
Lightfinder by Aaron Paquette

The Girl Who Grew a Galaxy by Cherie Dimaline was shortlisted for the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature. (Theytus Books/Theytus Books/Sono Nis Press)

Goodbye Buffalo Bay by Larry Loyie, with Constance Brissenden
The Girl Who Grew a Galaxy by Cherie Dimaline
No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen, with Rita Morris and Ann Sam

Will's Garden is Lee Maracle's first YA novel. (Annick Press/Theytus Books/Theytus Books)

Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
Will's Garden by Lee Maracle
Neekna and Chemai by Jeannette Armstrong, illustrated by Barbara Marchand

Little You by Richard Van Camp won the BC Books for Babies in 2013. (Orca Book Publishers/Inhabit Media)

My Name Is Arnaktauyok by Germaine Arnaktauyok and Gyu Oh
Little You by Richard Van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett

In 1968 many Dogrib stories were collected by Virginia Football. Her dual-language collection How the Fox Got His Crossed Legs shares these stories. (Inhabit Media/Theytus Books)

Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk, illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis
How the Fox Got His Crossed Legs collected by Virginia Football, illustrated by James Wedzin

A Coyote Columbus Story was shortlisted for the 1992 Governor General's Literary Awards. (Groundwood Books/Garfinkel Publications)

A Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King, illustrated by Kent Monkman
We All Count by Julie Flett

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