Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith is a writing teacher, Heartdrum author curator, and award-winning, bestselling Native author of books for young readers. Affiliate earnings are credited to her local independent bookstore, BookPeople in Austin, Texas.

Harvest House
Sisters of the Neversea
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Hearts Unbroken
Indian Shoes
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Jingle Dancer
Feral Pride
Feral Curse
Feral Nights
Diabolical
Blessed
Eternal
Tantalize
Hop to It: Poems to Get You Moving
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
The Hero Next Door
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as
Violent Ends
Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories
Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical
Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today
Law and Authors: A Legal Handbook for Writers
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication
Children's Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling
The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA
Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature
Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Getting Published
Worlds within Words: Writing and the Writing Life
The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition)
My Heart Fills with Happiness
Cradle Me (Spanish/English)
We Sang You Home
Little You
Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns
My Lala
Be a Good Ancestor
Remember
My Powerful Hair
Returning to the Yakoun River
The Global Ocean
Dancing with Our Ancestors: Volume 4
Where We Come from
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
Still This Love Goes on
Mashkiki Road: The Seven Grandfather Teachings
Donde Las Maravillas Crecen (Where Wonder Grows)
Finding My Dance
I Hope
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants
Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-To-Be Best Friend
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
Tapwe and the Magic Hat
The Powwow Mystery: The Powwow Dog
The Powwow Thief
Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story
Indian Shoes
Weird Rules to Follow
The Stone Child: The Misewa Saga, Book Three
Thunderous
The Star That Always Stays
The Raven Mother
Indigenous Peoples (Super Sheroes of History): Women Who Made a Difference
Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers
Sisters of the Neversea
Healer of the Water Monster
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
The Sea in Winter
I Can Make This Promise
Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One
The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga, Book Two
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation): Life in Native America
Harvest House
Man Made Monsters
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
My Good Man
A Blanket of Butterflies
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
A Snake Falls to Earth
Firekeeper's Daughter
Hearts Unbroken
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Apple: (Skin to the Core)
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition (Young Readers)
Elatsoe
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids