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Circle Time Books: Indigenous Creators

Good books for circle time, recommended by children's librarians at Burnaby Public Library. These books are by Indigenous authors and many are by Indigenous illustrators. Do you have questions? Need more ideas? We can help! Call 604-436-5400, email kids@bpl.bc.ca or talk with us at the library.

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37 items

  • Toddlers and 3 to 5 — Animals
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2024. — je Pawi
  • 3 to 5 — Competition and fairness
    BookNew York : Holiday House, [2023] — jer Davi *
  • We Belong to the Drum

    Mistikwaskihk Kitipãeyimikonaw

    Lamouche, Sandra
    3 to 5 — Sense of belonging; include the full story in Plains Cree and the full story in English
    BookVictoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2023. — je Lamo *
  • Avinngaq Ukpigjuarlu

    The Story of the Lemming and the Owl

    Arnakak, Jaypeetee
    3 to 5 — Being smart helps the small to survive; includes the full story in Inuktitut and the full story in English
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut ; Inhabit Educations Books Inc., [2022]. — je Arna
  • 3 to 5 — Speaking and listening to the land
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022. — je Goad
  • Babies and toddlers — Family love, senses
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media Inc., [2021] — je Meyo *
  • Toddlers — Animals and people are connected, includes Cree words
    BookVancouver : Greystone Kids/Greystone Books, [2021]. — jfb Flet *
  • 3 to 5 — Fun and silly story
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media Inc., [2021] — je HanB *
  • 3 to 5 — Seasons, includes Anishinaabemowin words
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2021. — je Luby *
  • 3 to 5 — Getting ready for a powwow, includes Ojibwe words
    BookSt. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2021] — je Laji
  • 3 to 5 — Math concepts (volume, capacity, area), includes Cherokee words
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021] — je Coul
  • Toddlers and 3 to 5 — Kindness
    BookVictoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020. — je Gray *
  • 3 to 5 — Ojibwe words for forest animals
    BookMadeira Park, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, 2020. — j497.333 Geo
  • Toddlers and 3 to 5 — Protecting and respecting Nibi (water), includes Anishinaabemowin words
    BookToronto : Second Story Press, 2020. — jfb Robe
  • Babies and toddlers — Gratitude
    Book[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2019. — jfb VanC *