Children's Books
Children’s Books about Climate Change and Water
Analyzing Climate Change: Asking Questions, Evaluating Evidence, and Designing Solutions by Philip Steele
Climate Change for Babies: Teach Global Warming and Empower Kids to Help Keep Our Planet Healthy by Chris Ferrie and Katherina Petrou
How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch
It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change by Bridget Heos
It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired, & Get Going by Chelsea Clinton
The Lonely Polar Bear by Khoa Le
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna Cole
The Mess That We Made Hardcover by Michelle Lord and illustrated by Julia Blattman
Old Enough to Save the Planet (Changemakers) by Loll Kirby and illustrated by Adelina Lirius
The Story of Climate Change: A first book about how we can help save our planet by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams and illustrated by Amy Husband and Mike Love
The Tantrum that Saved the World by Megan Herbert and Michael E. Mann
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade
What Is Climate Change? by Gail Herman and illustrated by John Hinderliter
Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle Against Global Warming by Jean Davies Okimoto and illustrated by Jeremiah Trammel
A SELECTION OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM THE WABANAKI STUDIES CURRICULUM
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child (Ojibwe)
The Canoe Maker: David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy Birch Bark Artisan by Jean Flahive and Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy)
The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw (Maliseet) and Gabriel Frey (Passamaquoddy)
The Gathering by Theresa Meuse (Mi’kmaq)
I am Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas (Mi’kmaq) and illustrated by Pauline Young
I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe (Mi’kmaq) and illustrated by Pauline Young
Juji’jk: Mi’kmaw Insects by Cultural and Heritage Education Committee
Long Powwow Nights by Pamela Aleekuk (Metis) and David Bouchard (Metis) and illustrated by Leonard Paul (Mi’kmaq)
Tihtiyas and Jean (text in French, Passamaquoddy, and English) by Nathalie Gagnon and Donald
Me: Tomah Joseph’s Gift to Franklin Roosevelt by Jean Flahive and Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy)
Remember Muskrat Will Be Swimming by Cheryl Savageau (Abenaki)
Kunu’s Basket: A Story from Indian Island by Lee DeCora Francis (Penobscot)
The Sharing Circle by Theresa Meuse (Mi’kmaq)
L’Nu’k: The People, Mi’kmaw History, Culture, and Heritage by Theresa Meuse (Mi’kmaq)
Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin (Passamaquoddy)
A selection of books from Indigo Arts Alliance Beautiful Blackbird Festivals 2020-2022
The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival celebrates Black and Black Immigrant children’s books and their creators with an annual 4,000+ book giveaway to Maine families, the production of acclaimed media and activities and live events.
The festival honors the legacy of legendary Black children’s book creator and artist Ashley Bryan and is named after his classic picture book Beautiful Blackbird.
The festival creators believe that Black children and immigrant children should have the opportunity to build their home libraries and fill them with books that represent their lives and experiences. This is why they are proud to give away 4,500 copies of the featured books to children served by Portland Public Housing, Portland Parks and Recreation, Lewiston Public Schools, and the 21st Century Community Learning Centers CCLC program.
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Renée Watson by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
Ashley Brian's ABC of African American Poetry featuring poems by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings by Francie Latour and illustrated by Ken Daley
Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter
Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt and illustrated by Daniel Minter
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pickney and illustrated by Shane W. Evans
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson Omar Mohamed
Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp and illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and illustrated by Luisa Uribe