Are you looking for a wonderful list of children’s books set in Nebraska? Here are some of our favorites! Each of these children’s books is either set in Nebraska or features a person who has close ties to the state. Nebraska is known for its beautiful, flat plains, its role in westward expansion, and its thriving farm economy. If you’d like more information on each book, read more by clicking on the affiliate links listed below.
A Lantern in Her Hand
The story of a young married couple who experience all of the triumphs and hardships of living life on the...
Carolina’s Courage
The story of a courageous pioneer who goes west to Nebraska with her family.
Dandelions
Zoe and her family begin a new life on a prairie farm in Nebraska.
Elsie’s Bird
A young girl whose mother has died moves with her father from bustling Boston to the remote Nebraska prairie.
Going North
An African-American family traveling from Alabama to their new home in Nebraska the learn the difficulties of traveling during segregation.
In Care of Cassie Tucker
An orphaned cousin comes to live with Cassie Tucker and her family in Blue Hill, Nebraska around the turn of...
In the New World
Get to know an early immigrant family over three centuries as they spend their lives in two different countries.
Light on the Prairie
A fascinating compilation of photographs depicting life on the Nebraska prairie in the late 1800s.
Ma Jeeter’s Girls
A Nebraska mother tells the story of the courtships of her five daughters to the schoolteacher who lives with her.
Malcolm Little
A picture book biography about Malcolm X's childhood as he grew up in Omaha, Nebraska.