Longlist of 2026-2027 Children's Nominated Titles
Can I Come, Too?: An Adventure with the Grumpy Faces
Author : Nadia Sammurtok
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Celebrating Potlatches
Author : Samantha Beynon
Publisher : Strong Nations Publishing
Dreaming Alongside / ê-pawâtamahk
Author : Nicole Neidhardt
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Grandmother Mouse
Author : Galksi De'entkw (Peter Thomas McKay)
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
I Would Give You My Tail
Author : Tanya Tagaq and illustrated by Qavavau Manumie
Publisher : Tundra Books
kisēwātsi—Be Kind
Author : Elizabeth Merasty
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
laget hiyt toxwum / Herring to Huckleberries
Author : ošil (Betty Wilson)
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
Let’s Go For a Walk on Mother Earth
Author : Juliana Armstrong
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Li’l One—oskawāsis
Author : Treena Wynes
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
Little Shoes
Author : David A. Robertson, Maya McKibbin - illustrator
Publisher : Tundra Books
Miya Wears Orange
Author : Wanda John-Kehewin
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
Mother Earth, My Favourite Artist
Author : Carol Rose GoldenEagle
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Nibi’s Water Song/Nibi nigomon
Author : Sunshine Quem Tenasco and Chief Lady Bird
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Nutshimit Activity Book
Author : Melissa Dupuis
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
One Beaded Earring
Author : Natalie Laurin, Pat Lamondin Skene
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Our Little Sharing Circle
Author : Theresa "Corky" Larsen Jonasson
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Poppa and the Medicine Wheel
Author : Judith M. Doucette & Jessica Cutler
Publisher : Flanker Press
Remember Who You Are/ kiskisi awîna kiya
Author : Leona Prince
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Road Allowance Kitten: Full Circle
Author : Wilfred Burton
Publisher : Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
Stinky Sock Jam
Author : Doris MacDougall
Publisher : Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
The Seven Grandfather Teachings
Author : David Anderson
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
Turtle Hatchling Belongs
Author : S.P. Joseph Lyons
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n
Author : Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and Mageshig Pawis Steckley
Publisher : Tradewinds Books