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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    February 2014
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • Tilly has always known she’s part Lakota on her dad’s side. She’s grown up with the traditional teachings of her grandma, relishing the life lessons of her beloved mentor. But it isn’t until an angry man shouts something on the street that Ti...



  • The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for...



  • This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international spe...



  • "Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities -- and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.” -- Publishers WeeklyWhen We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness...



  • Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities—and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.”—Publishers Weekly When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyda...



  • ★ A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and—yes—happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures. — Publishers Weekly, starred review “Will leave the youngest readers gladly imagining what fills their...



  • ... "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and -- yes -- happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures." -- Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThe sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the ha...



  • Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions.Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue amo...



  • Poignant words from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives.The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience ...






  • Everyone is welcome in the circle.In this warmhearted book, we join Molly at the Intertribal Community Center, where she introduces us to people she knows and loves: her grandmother and her grandmother’s wife, her uncles and their baby, her...



  • Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogu...



  • Let Dragonfly lead you on a journey of inspiration! Following your winged guide, visit the places and things that can help you find strength in the present and imagine your amazing future. Dream alongside everything from a giant construction site and...



  • Let Dragonfly lead you on a journey of inspiration! Following your winged guide, visit the places and things that can help you find strength in the present and imagine your amazing future. Dream alongside everything from a giant construction site and...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Monique Gray Smith has published 13 books.

The next book by Monique Gray Smith, Dreaming Alongside, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Monique Gray Smith, Tilly, was published in February 2014.

No. Monique Gray Smith does not write books in series.