Johns Hopkins University: Our Smallest Warriors Children’s Book

The Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins University developed this book for indigenous children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The book was developed by the Center for American Indian Health at John Hopkins University. The book should be read by a parent, caregiver or teacher alongside a child or small group of children. An online toolkit is available at https://bit.ly/NativeStrongMedicine to offer support for addressing topics related to COVID-19, helping children manage feelings and emotion and supplementary activities for children to do based on the book.

This children’s storybook is a re-telling of My Hero is You, developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG). An intertribal workgroup convened to re-write this story and create illustrations that represent Indigenous peoples, values, and communities. The adapted story seeks to reach Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island and portray a sense of communal efficacy, strength and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To download the book, visit The Smallest Warrior Website.

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