Minnesota Book Award winner!
All the Stars in the Sky
Winner of the 2026 Minnesota Book Award
for Children’s Literature
When eager Clay asks his elisi (grandmother) for help to be named star of the week at school, he’s surprised by her answer: No one person is more important than his family and his community. But is Clay still important at all?
This contemplative exploration of community, individualism, and responsibility—accentuated with traditional beadwork in the art—is a moving invitation to consider an indigenous perspective of one’s place in the world and how we all light up our sky, together.
Illustrated by Winona Nelson
Watch the video of the awards ceremony below
As seen on Reading Rainbow Live!
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!
Storytelling Math series
Bo wants to find the perfect container to show off his traditional marbles for the Cherokee National Holiday. With his grandmother’s help, Bo tries many containers until he finds just the right one. A playful exploration of volume and capacity featuring Native characters and a glossary of Cherokee words.
Named a best STEM children’s book by the National Science Teaching Association!
Chasing Bigfoot
The further adventures of Chooch Tenkiller
Chooch Tenkiller, last seen in The Reluctant Storyteller, isn’t thrilled to be spending some of his summer with his storytelling uncles and cousin Janees at a convention in North Carolina. While there, the uncles want to look for Bigfoot and visit Judaculla Rock, a place of significance to the Cherokee people. Little does Chooch know that he has his own connection to the rock and to Bigfoot—a connection that could put him in mortal danger.
Art’s books
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About Art
Art Coulson is a writer of Cherokee, English and Dutch descent and comes from a family of storytellers (in all three traditions!) He has been a writer his whole life and published his first two books when he was in elementary school.
Representation
Art is represented by Jacqui Lipton | Raven Quill Literary Agency
Official site of writer Art Coulson
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About Art
Meet Art Coulson
Art Coulson is a writer of Cherokee, English and Dutch descent and comes from a family of storytellers (in all three traditions!) He is the author of 20 books, graphic novels and plays, including the picture book, All the Stars in the Sky (2025); middle grade novel, Chasing Bigfoot (2022); The Reluctant Storyteller (2020); and Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (2021). The Reluctant Storyteller was named a best book of 2020 by Bank Street. Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! was named a best STEM children’s book by the National Science Teaching Association in 2021 and featured on the inaugural broadcast of Reading Rainbow Live!
Art’s books
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All the Stars in the Sky: Winner of the 2026 Minnesota Book Award for Children’s Literature
Representation
Art is represented by Jacqui Lipton | Raven Quill Literary Agency