Alaska Books for Alaska Kids is a collaborative project by librarians and educators to compile an up-to-date, accessible, and useful bibliography of accurate, culturally relevant, recommended books for youth about Alaska and the North. This resource is intended to assist children, parents, teachers, librarians, college students, and early literacy professionals in identifying age-appropriate, accurate and culturally relevant books for youth in Alaska.
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Cover | Title & Info | Summary | Age Group | Format Reviewed | Genre |
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Aleutian AdventureAuthor: Bowermaster, JonIllustrator: Tessman, BarryPublisher: National Georgraphic 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Picture Book | Information | |
Aleutian SparrowAuthor: Hesse, KarenIllustrator: Zerbetz, EvonPublisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2003 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
An Arctic Year: A Journey Through The SeasonsAuthor: North Slope Borough ECHO programIllustrator: Patterson, AnniePublisher: North Slope Borough 2007 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary (K-2) | Picture Book | Non-fiction | |
Anna's Athabaskan SummerAuthor: Griese, Arnold A.Illustrator: Ragins, CharlesPublisher: Boyds Mills Press 1997 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Baby in a BasketAuthor: Rand, GloriaIllustrator: Rand, TedPublisher: Cobblehill Books 1997 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Historical Fiction | |
Benny's FlagAuthor: Krasilovsky, PhyllisIllustrator: Fowler, JimPublisher: Roberts Rinehart 2002 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Information | |
The Big Caribou Herd: Life in the Arctic National Wildlife RefugeAuthor: Hiscock, BruceIllustrator: Hiscock, BrucePublisher: Boyds Mills Press 2003 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Big Enough AnnaAuthor: Flower, Pam with Ann DixonIllustrator: Farnsworth, BillPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2003 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Pre-School, Primary(K-2) | Picture Book | Information | |
Blueberry ShoeAuthor: Dixon, AnnIllustrator: Zerbetz, EvonPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 1999 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Pre-School | Picture Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Bo at Ballard CreekAuthor: Hill, KirkpatrickIllustrator: Le Uyen PhamPublisher: Henry Holt 2013 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
Bristol Bay SummerAuthor: Boochever, AnnieIllustrator: Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2014 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
Call of the WildAuthor: London, JackIllustrator: Not IdentifiedPublisher: Wisehouse Classics 1903/2015 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | High School | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
Caribou JourneyAuthor: Miller, Debbie S.Illustrator: Van Zyle, JonPublisher: Little Brown 1994 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Fatty LegsAuthor: Jordan-Fenton, Christy Pokiak-Fenton, MargaretIllustrator: Amini-Holmes, LizPublisher: Annick Press 2010 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Biography | |
The Flight of the Golden PloverAuthor: Miller, Debbie S.Illustrator: Van Zyle, DanielPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 1996 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Gentle BenAuthor: Morey, WaltIllustrator: Publisher: Puffin Books 1965 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
The Girl Who Married a BearAuthor: Katasse, Frank Henry Kaash, AdapterIllustrator: Gibbons, JaninePublisher: Sealaska Heritage Baby Raven Reads 2017 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Folktale | |
The Girl Who Swam with the FishAuthor: Renner, MichelleIllustrator: Cox, ChristinePublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 1995 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Folktale | |
Gold Rush DogsAuthor: Murphy, Claire Rudolf and Haigh, JaneIllustrator: Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Information | |
Goodbye, My IslandAuthor: Rogers, JeanIllustrator: Munoz, RiePublisher: Alaska Northwest 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
The Great Serum Race: Blazing the IditarodAuthor: Miller, Debbie SIllustrator: Van Zyle, JonPublisher: Walker & Co., Bloomsbury USA Children's 2002 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Information | |
Kahtahah: A Tlingit GirlAuthor: Paul, Frances LackeyIllustrator: Munoz, RiePublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 1976 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Historical Fiction | |
Kitaq Goes Ice FishingAuthor: Nicolai, MargaretIllustrator: Rubin, DavidPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 1998 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Historical Fiction | |
Kumak's HouseAuthor: Bania, MichaelIllustrator: Bania, MichaelPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2002 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Folktale | |
The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called FishAuthor: Martin, Jacqueline BriggsIllustrator: Krommes, BethPublisher: Houghton Mifflin 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Looking for Seabirds: Journal from an Alaskan VoyageAuthor: Webb, SophieIllustrator: Webb, SophiePublisher: Houghton Mifflin 2004 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Lootas: Little Wave Eater: An Orphaned Sea Otter's Story Author: Meeker, Claire HodgsonIllustrator: Casson, C. J. Publisher: Little Bigfoot Books 1999 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
Lucy's DanceAuthor: Vanasse, DebIllustrator: Slagle, NancyPublisher: University of Alaska Press 2011 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Preschool, Primary | Picture Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Margaret Murie: A Wilderness LifeAuthor: Bryant, JenniferIllustrator: Castro, AntonioPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books 1997 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Biography | |
Meet Lydia: A Native Girl from Southeast AlaskaAuthor: Belarde-Lewis, MirandaIllustrator: Harrington, JohnPublisher: Smithsonian 2004 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Information | |
Mosquito BiteAuthor: Siy, AlexandraIllustrator: Kunkel, DennisPublisher: Charlesbridge 2006 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
My Name is Not EasyAuthor: Edwardson, Debby DahlIllustrator: Publisher: Marshall Cavendish 2011 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
Neeluk: An Eskimo Boy in the Days of the Whaling ShipsAuthor: Kittredge, FrancesIllustrator: Rock, Howard WeyahokPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
A Promise is a PromiseAuthor: Munsch, Robert & Kusugak, MichaelIllustrator: Krykorka, VladyanaPublisher: Annick Press 1988 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Folktale | |
The Red Cedar of Afognak: A Driftwood JourneyAuthor: Drabek, Alisha S. & Adams, Karen R.Illustrator: Selby, Gloria N.Publisher: Native Village of Afognak 2004 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
The Remarkable Voyages of Captain CookAuthor: Blumberg, RhondaIllustrator: Parkinson, Sydney; Hodges, William; Webber, John Publisher: Bradbury Press 1991 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Picture Book | Information | |
Seldovia Sam & the Very Large Clam...& the Sea Otter Rescue...& the Blueberry Bear...& the Wildfire EscapeAuthor: Woodward, Susan SpringerIllustrator: Meissner, AmyPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2003, 2005 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Chapter Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Sharkabet : A Sea of Sharks from A to ZAuthor: Troll, RayIllustrator: Troll, RayPublisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary, Intermediate | Picture Book | Information | |
The Smell of Other People's HousesAuthor: Hitchcock, Bonnie-SueIllustrator: Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books 2016 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | High School | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
StickeenAuthor: Muir, JohnIllustrator: Buell, Carl DennisPublisher: Heyday Books 1903, 1990 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Information | |
Surviving Bear IslandAuthor: Greci, PaulIllustrator: Madsen, PaulPublisher: Move Books 2015 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Ten Rowdy RavensAuthor: Ewing, SusanIllustrator: Zerbetz, EvonPublisher: Alaska Northwest Books 2005 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Preschool, Primary | Picture Book | Concept | |
TogoAuthor: Blake, Robert JIllustrator: Blake, RobertPublisher: Philomel 2002 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Preschool, Primary | Picture Book | Information | |
Touching Spirit BearAuthor: Mikaelsen, BenIllustrator: Publisher: Harper Collins 2001 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Middle Grade | Chapter Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Toughboy and SisterAuthor: Hill, KirkpatrickIllustrator: Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 1999 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Realistic Fiction | |
Under the North StarAuthor: Hughes, TedIllustrator: Baskin, LeonardPublisher: Faber and Faber 1994 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Picture Book | Poetry | |
Whale Snow / Uqsruagnaq Author: Edwardson, Debbie DahlIllustrator: Patterson, AnniePublisher: Charlesbridge 2004 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Preschool, Primary | Picture Book | Realistic Fiction | |
The Wind Is Not a RiverAuthor: Griese, Arnold A.Illustrator: Coalson, GloPublisher: Boyds Mills Press 1978 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction | |
The Woman Carried Away by Killer WhalesAuthor: Haida StoryIllustrator: Gibbons, JaninePublisher: Sealaska Heritage Baby Raven Reads 2017 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Primary | Picture Book | Folktale | |
The Year of Miss AgnesAuthor: Hill, KirkpatrickIllustrator: Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2000 | SummaryEVALUATION (PDF) | Intermediate | Chapter Book | Historical Fiction |