A is For Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet
Author : Robert Budd, Roy Henry Vickers
Publisher : Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing
Longlist of 2026-2027 Children's Nominated Titles
Adventures of the Pugulatmu’j: Giju’s Gift
Author : Brandon Mitchell
Publisher : Highwater Press
Animals at Play in Mi’kma’ki
Author : Mel Beaulieu
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Animals Illustrated : Wolverine
Author : Allen Niptanatiak
Publisher : Iqaluit: Inhabit Media
Animals Illustrated: Ringed Seal
Author : William Flaherty
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Anishinaabek: The People and Nations
Author : Jennifer Meness
Publisher : Beech Street Books
Anishinaabemowin Animal Alphabet Book 1
Author :
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
Author : Carole Lindstrom and Bridget George
Publisher : MacMillan Publishers
Beautiful You Beautiful Me
Author : Tasha Spillet Sumner
Publisher : OwlKids Books
Benjamin’s Thunderstorm
Author : Hawlii Pichette (illustrator) & Melanie Florence (author)
Publisher : Kidscan Press
Blue Camas, Blue Camas
Author : Danielle S. Marcotte; illustrated by Alyssa Koski
Publisher : Heritage House
Can I Come, Too?: An Adventure with the Grumpy Faces
Author : Nadia Sammurtok
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Charlie the Matachewan Moose
Author : Shawna Lee Corbould
Publisher : Strong Nations Publishing
Dancing with Our Ancestors
Author : Robert Davidson, Sara Davidson
Publisher : Portage and Main
Dreaming Alongside / ê-pawâtamahk
Author : Nicole Neidhardt
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Every Child Matters
Author : Phyllis Webstead
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Forever Our Home / kâkikê kîkinaw
Author : Tonya Simpson
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Freddie the Flyer
Author : Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Publisher : Tundra Books
Grandfather, Tell Me Again How We Are All Related
Author : Delena Rose
Publisher : red feather smooth stone
Grandmother Mouse
Author : Galksi De'entkw (Peter Thomas McKay)
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee
Author : Jennifer Leason
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
I Am a Sixties Scoop Warrior
Author : Jacqueline Marie Maurice
Publisher : Beech Street Books
I Won’t Feel This Way Forever
Author : Kim Spencer
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
I Would Give You My Tail
Author : Tanya Tagaq and illustrated by Qavavau Manumie
Publisher : Tundra Books
Jigging for Halibut with Tsinii
Author : Robert Davidson, Sara Florence Davidson
Publisher : Winnipeg: Portage and Main Press
Jordan and Mom
Author : Jerleen Anderson Sullivan
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
kā-āciwīkicik / The Move
Author : Don K. Philpot, Doris George
Publisher : Heritage House
kisēwātsi—Be Kind
Author : Elizabeth Merasty
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
Kukuatsheu Creates the World
Author : Annie Picard
Publisher : Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides
laget hiyt toxwum / Herring to Huckleberries
Author : ošil (Betty Wilson)
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
Learning to Carve Argillite
Author : Robert Davidson, Sara Florence Davidson
Publisher : Winnipeg: Portage and Main 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
Lights along the River
Author : Pat Lamondin Skene
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Little Bear in Foster Care
Author : S.P. Joseph Lyons
Publisher : Six Nations: Indigenous Education Press
Little Moar and the Moon : English Edition
Author : Roselynn Akulukjuk
Publisher : Iqaluit: Inhabit Books
Little Shoes
Author : David A. Robertson, Maya McKibbin - illustrator
Publisher : Tundra Books
Little Wolf
Author : Teoni Spathelfer
Publisher : Victoria: Heritage House Publishing
Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project
Author : Deborah L. Delaronde
Publisher : Penticton: Theytus Books
Maddy’s Sash
Author : Marion Gonneville
Publisher : Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
Mi’kmaq: The People and Nation
Author : Corinne Chappell
Publisher : Beech Street Books
Minnow: The girl who became part fish
Author : Willie Poll and Bailey Macabre
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
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
Muinji’j Asks Why
Author : Shanika & Breighlynn MacEachern
Publisher : Muinji’j Asks Why
My Little Ogichidaa: An Indigenous Lullaby
Author : Willie Poll
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Naaahsa Aisinaki! / Naaahsa is an Artist!
Author : Hali Heavy Shield
Publisher : Second Story Press
Nibi’s Water Song/Nibi nigomon
Author : Sunshine Quem Tenasco and Chief Lady Bird
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Niitu and Chips: Childhood Moments
Author : Babah Kalluk
Publisher : Inhabit Media
Nutshimit Activity Book
Author : Melissa Dupuis
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
On the Trapline
Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Toronto: Penguin Random House
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
Returning to the Yakoun River
Author : Sarah and David Robertson
Publisher : Portage and Main
Road Allowance Kitten: Full Circle
Author : Wilfred Burton
Publisher : Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
Runs With the Stars
Author : Darcy Whitecrow, Heather M. O'Connor
Publisher : Second Story Press
Seagull Island—kiyāsko-miniscikos
Author : Myles Charles and Miriam Körner
Publisher : Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
Smile So Big
Author : Sunshine Quem Tenasco and Chief Lady Bird
Publisher : Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Smudging and the Four Sacred Medicines
Author : Sandra Samatte, Wahwahbiginojii Dr. David Anderson
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
Stinky Sock Jam
Author : Doris MacDougall
Publisher : Gabriel Dumont Institute Press
Storyteller Skye: Teachings from My Ojibway Grandfather
Author : Lindsay King
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
The Amazing Adventures of Sisi the Mouse
Author : Mikey Arnott
Publisher : Enthusiasts of Life
The Animal People Choose a Leader
Author : Bridget George
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
The Bears and the Magic Masks
Author : Joseph Dandurand
Publisher : Nightwood Editions
The Day I Became Number 54
Author : Lorre Gallant
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
The Frog Mother : Mothers of Xsan Vol 4
Author : Brett D. Huson Hetxw’ms Gyetxw
Publisher : Winnipeg: Portage and Main Press
The Giant and the Grizzly Bear
Author : Rosemarie Avrana Meyok
Publisher : Inhabit Media
The Gift of Manoomin/Mnoomin maan’gowing
Author : Brittany Luby
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd.
The Princess and the Pants
Author : Carla Voyageur
Publisher : Strong Nations Publishing
The Seven Grandfather Teachings
Author : David Anderson
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
The Shaman’s Apprentice
Author : Zacharias Kunuk
Publisher : Iqaluit: Inhabit Media
The Song That Called Them Home
Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Penguin Random House
The Water Sings to Suli? / iʔ siwɬkw nkwancinəm k̕əl suliʔ
Author : Harron Hall
Publisher : Penticton: Theytus Books
The Wolf Mother : Mothers of Xsan Vol 5
Author : Brett D. Huson Hetxw’ms Gyetxw
Publisher : Winnipeg: Portage and Main Press
The World’s End
Author : David A. Robertson, Maya McKibbin
Publisher : Tundra Books
This is What I’ve Been Told
Author : Juliana Armstrong
Publisher : Victoria: Medicine Wheel Education
This Land Is a Lullaby / cistomâwasowin ôma askiy
Author : Tonya Simpson and Delreé Dumont
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Thunder and the Noise Storms
Author : Jeffrey Ansloos, Shezza Ansloos
Publisher : Toronto: Annick Press
Turtle Hatchling Belongs
Author : S.P. Joseph Lyons
Publisher : Indigenous Education Press
Walking Together
Author : Elder Dr. Albert D. Marshall, Emily Kewagashig (Illustrator), Louise Zimanyi
Publisher : Annick Press
Wampanoag Seasons
Author : Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and Mageshig Pawis Steckley
Publisher : Tradewinds Books
We All Play / kimêtawânaw
Author : Julie Flett
Publisher : Vancouver: Greystone Books
We Belong to the Drum / mistikwaskihk kitipêyimikonaw
Author : Sandra Lamouche
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
We Dream Medicine Dreams
Author : Lisa Boivin
Publisher : Winnipeg: Portage and Main Press
We Love You as Much as the Fox Loves Its Tail
Author : Masiana Kelly
Publisher : Inhabit Media
We Need Everyone
Author : Michael Redhead Champagne
Publisher : Portage & Main Press / HighWater Press
White Raven
Author : Teoni Spathelfer
Publisher : Victoria: Heritage House Publishing
With Our Orange Hearts
Author : Phyllis Webstead
Publisher : Medicine Wheel Publishing
Wôpanâak Seasons: Seeqan, Neepun, Keepun, Pup8n
Author : Carrie Anne Vanderhoop and Mageshig Pawis Steckley
Publisher : Tradewinds Books
You Are the Land
Author : Sarah-Anne Tourond
Publisher : Strong Nations Publishing
You Were Made for This World
Author : Sara Sinclair, Stephanie Sinclair
Publisher : Tundra Books