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Gabriel's Winter Count
Written by Andrea M. Page
Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
https://www.charlesbridgepublishing.com
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This intergenerational picture book thoughtfully introduces the Lakota tradition of winter counts, highlighting themes of resilience, remembrance, and maintaining connection across distances. When Gabriel’s parents depart for service, he remains in the care of his grandmother (Unci). After forgetting to provide his parents with a farewell gift—a significant tradition in their Lakota heritage—Gabriel feels a deep sense of loss. Through guidance from Unci and learning about winter counts, Gabriel gradually copes with his parents’ absence and assumes the role of winter count keeper for his family.
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In Loving Memory of Andrea M. Page (1964-2026)
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Halhata na Thathanka
Magpie and Buffalo
Written and Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Board Book
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Halhata na Thathanka / Magpie and Buffalo is the perfect introduction for young children to the important roles the American bison (commonly known as the American buffalo) has played in Lakota culture. With translations by Violet Catches, this board book also serves as a beginner's tool for learning Lakota terminology.​​​
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Bear Heart and the Evergreen Tree
Written and Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
https://www.medicinewheelpublishing.com
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The evergreen tree symbolizes hope, love, peace, and healing worldwide. “Bear Heart and the Evergreen Tree” weaves together past and present to explain its significance. While collecting needles, Zoey’s grandmother shares the legend of Bear Heart, a generous man who asked the Great Spirit to aid his people after his death. In response, the Great Spirit transformed him into an evergreen tree, allowing his community to gather, share stories, and send prayers through burning its needles.​​​​​​
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The Day the Earth Rose Up
Written and Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
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When seven Lakota sisters venture deep into the forest to gather chokecherries, they are surprised and chased by a giant bear. As they huddle together on a rock ledge and pray for help, the earth rises up, taking them out of reach of the bear. A great eagle rescues the Seven Sisters by taking them to the Star Nation, where they become the Pleiades star formation we see in the night sky.
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Beartrack-Algeo’s. . . long fascination with the Pleiades constellation led to this star-studded origin story, her solo debut. Alongside jewel-toned paintings that foreground the natural world, Beartrack-Algeo incorporates many traditional elements in this picture book about “how everyone and everything is interconnected. What is sacred above, is sacred below.”
— Publisher’s Weekly​
Beartrack-Algeo’s love and pride of her (Lakota) culture and the land shines throughout the story, which is a great addition to most myth and legends collections, especially given the scarcity of books featuring indigenous peoples.
—- School Library Journal​
Representing Wyoming at the National Book Festival Sept. 2023 in Washington, DC by the Wyoming Humanities Council.​
WINNER of Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites for Grade 3-5.
Companion Book, 2026 "One Book One" Laramie County Wyoming.
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How Oceans Came to Be
Written by Arvis Boughman
Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
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A delightful Lumbee story. Clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow.
As the water flowed to all creatures, it also created the oceans of Turtle Island.
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Father Eagle and the Hunter
Written and Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
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A hunter, struggling to find food for his village, climbed a tree and found three eaglets. He planned to take them, but Father Eagle intervened, promising the Great Spirit's help if he spared the birds. The hunter agreed, and soon his village had abundant game.
In gratitude, the people honored the eagle from that day forward.​​
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Cottonwood Sings
Written and Illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
Children’s Picture Book
The Cottonwood Sings tells of Hunku, the immortal First Woman, who was loved by animals and plants but lonely. Beaver fell for her and asked the Great Spirit to become a man; he became Takahe (First Man) with the promise he'd one day return to beaver form. After they had four daughters, Beaver returned to the river. Grieving, Hunku asked to become a tree so she could stay close; the Great Spirit agreed. That is why cottonwood trees grow near water and beavers live nearby.​​​
The Land Grab: The Legend of Big Heart
A Teen Novel Series (Book 1)
Written by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
http://www.bookpub.com
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“Jay, do you think Mr. O’Neil had something to do with this fire?”
Uncle Jay replied, “Yes, Tom. I’m sure Mr. O’Neil sent two men yesterday to check out your land, then returned before dawn to start the fire. Proving it will be difficult since they have more power.”
The Land Grab tells the story of Alfred Swallow, an eleven-year-old Lower Brule Lakota boy in 1929, dealing with pressures to abandon his traditions and protect his family's land from a corrupt U.S. Land Agent.
The family, up against intimidation and force, must rely on their heritage and community to resist losing their home.​​
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The Roan Stallion: The Legend of Big Heart
A Teen Novel Series (Book 2)
Written by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
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In 1929, Alfred Swallow, living with his Lakota family on the Dakota prairie, encounters a wild medicine hat roan stallion said to have special powers. Hoping to help his grandfather buy a new tractor, Alfred and his friends train the stallion to compete for prize money in the White River Relay Race. Even though the odds are against Alfred and his team, something in the grandstand catches his eye on the day of the race, and that changes everything.
Despite limited time and unexpected challenges, Alfred’s determination may be the key to their success.​​​
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The River Run: The Legend of Big Heart
A Teen Novel Series (Book 3)
Written by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo
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The River Run is the third book in The Legend of Big Heart series. Alfred Swallow and his friends, Orson and Junior, are sent to a residential mission school under a policy aiming to erase their Indigenous identity. Their hair is cut, their language banned, and strict punishments enforced. When Alfred receives a supernatural message urging him to escape, the trio flees with a bounty on their heads. Their journey leads them to Sioux City, Iowa, where carnival jobs entangle them in crime—
and ultimately bring Alfred closer to finding his parents.​​​​