Cozy Winter Indigenous Reads for Children

From the Collection Development selectors of the Ottawa Public Library, featuring titles from the Indigenous Languages Collection. Each book is bilingual in an Indigenous language and English.

Snuggle up to our selection of books perfect for a cold winter’s day (or evening!). All are available from the Ottawa Public Library, and some are even eBooks! Get your free library card and start reading today!

• Discovering Animals by Neepin Auger (English, French, Cree)
• We Sang You Home (Kiki-kiwê nikam) by Richard Van Camp
• My Heart Fills with Happiness (Sakaskinêw nitêh miywêyihtamowin ohci) by Monique Gray Smith 
• We All Count; a Book of Cree Numbers by Julie Flett
• We All Play (kimêtawanaw) by Julie Flett

• Arctic Animals
• Ukaliq and Kalla Travel on the Ice by Manda Sandland

• Bear for Breakfast (Makwa kidji kijebà wisniyàn) by Robert Munsch 
• Little You (Gidagaashiinh) by Richard Van Camp
• La Mitaine (The Mitten, Mitcikawain) by Sylvain Rivard (French, English, Ojibwe) 
• This is How I Know: A Book about the Seasons (Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh: niibing, dgwaagig, bbong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’iging) by Brittany Luby 

Other Book Lists

• Cozy Winter Reads for Children (English)
• Winter Reads for Teens (English)
• Lectures autochtones douillettes d’hiver pour enfants (français et langues autochtones)
• Lectures douillettes d’hiver pour enfants (français)
• Lectures douillettes d’hiver pour ados (français)

This story was featured in the December 2021 OCYI Ovation