NEW! Ancestor Approved

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, a middle-grade anthology edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt.

Read my story, “Wendigos Don’t Dance” and other great stories by a who’s who of native writers: Joseph Bruchac, Christine Day, Eric Gansworth, Dawn Quigley, Carole Lindstrom, Rebecca Roanhorse, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Kim Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Monique Gray Smith, Traci Sorell, Tim Tingle, Erika T. Wurth and Brian Young.

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The Reluctant Storyteller

Middle grade chapter book

New, expanded edition, illustrated by Carlin Bear Don’t Walk, with all-new bonus story, The Energy of The Thunder Beings, illustrated by Roy Boney Jr.
Chooch Tenkiller is reluctant about many things — he is reluctant to be a storyteller like the rest of his family and he is reluctant to spend spring break in the small town of Greasy, Oklahoma, with his Uncle Dynamite. But Chooch will find out there’s more than one way to tell a story… (Hardcover, $17)
Also includes Cherokee Life Today by Traci Sorell!

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Cover of the book Unstoppable by Art Coulson showing an illustration of Jim Thorpe running with a football

Unstoppable

Middle grade picture book / biography

Read the real-life story of the great Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indians who walked into the football stadium at West Point in 1912 as underdogs but strode off the field winners after one of the biggest college football upsets ever. You’ll also learn more about the other players on the legendary Carlisle football team, their coach Pop Warner and the horrors of the American Indian boarding school era. (Hardcover, $16)

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The Creator’s Game

Middle grade chapter book

Travis Skinaway doesn’t know the full story of the sport of lacrosse: He only knows that he struggles to play the game as part of his middle school team. Travis is ready to hang up his gear, but then his grandfather appears in a dream, explaining to him the deep cultural and spiritual connection of lacrosse to American Indians. When opportunity strikes in the big game, Travis carries the weight of tradition onto the field with him, celebrating skills handed down through generations. (Paperback, $7)

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About Art

Art Coulson is Cherokee from Oklahoma and comes from a family of storytellers. Some of his earliest memories are of listening to stories and reading books on his grandmother’s lap. He has been a writer his whole life and published his first two books when he was in elementary school.

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Raven Quill Literary Agency logoArt Coulson is represented by Jacqui Lipton | Raven Quill Literary Agency.

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New! Ancestor Approved

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, a middle-grade anthology edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt.

Read my story, “Wendigos Don’t Dance” and other great stories by a who’s who of native writers: Joseph Bruchac, Christine Day, Eric Gansworth, Dawn Quigley, Carole Lindstrom, Rebecca Roanhorse, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Kim Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Monique Gray Smith, Traci Sorell, Tim Tingle, Erika T. Wurth and Brian Young.

Get your copy

The Reluctant Storyteller

New, expanded edition, illustrated by Carlin Bear Don’t Walk, with all-new bonus story, The Energy of The Thunder Beings, illustrated by Roy Boney Jr.
Chooch Tenkiller is reluctant about many things — he is reluctant to be a storyteller like the rest of his family and he is reluctant to spend spring break in the small town of Greasy, Oklahoma, with his Uncle Dynamite. But Chooch will find out there’s more than one way to tell a story… (Hardcover, $17)
Also includes Cherokee Life Today by Traci Sorell!
Get your autographed copy

Unstoppable

Read the real-life story of the great Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indians who walked into the football stadium at West Point in 1912 as underdogs but strode off the field winners after one of the biggest college football upsets ever. You’ll also learn more about the other players on the legendary Carlisle football team, their coach Pop Warner and the horrors of the American Indian boarding school era.
Get your autographed copy

The Creator’s Game

Travis Skinaway doesn’t know the full story of the sport of lacrosse: He only knows that he struggles to play the game as part of his middle school team. Travis is ready to hang up his gear, but then his grandfather appears in a dream, explaining to him the deep cultural and spiritual connection of lacrosse to American Indians. When opportunity strikes in the big game, Travis carries the weight of tradition onto the field with him, celebrating skills handed down through generations.
Get your autographed copy

About Art

Meet Art Coulson

Art Coulson is Cherokee from Oklahoma and comes from a family of storytellers. Some of his earliest memories are of listening to stories and reading books on his grandmother’s lap. He has been a writer his whole life and published his first two books when he was in elementary school.

Read more

Representation

Raven Quill Literary Agency logoArt Coulson is represented by Jacqui Lipton | Raven Quill Literary Agency.

Let’s get social

Contact Art

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