Are you looking for a wonderful list of children’s books set in Nevada? Here are some of our favorites! Each of these children’s books is either set in Nevada or features a person who has close ties to the state. Home of the iconic city of Las Vegas, Nevada’s geography is primarily dry, arid desert. It is also home to both the eastern side of Lake Tahoe and the notable Hoover Dam. If you’d like more information on each book, read more by clicking on the affiliate links listed below.
Bold Women in Nevada History
Short biographies of important Nevada women, from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins to Mary Fulstone.
Desert Town
Discover the geography, people, and landmarks in a small desert town in this well-illustrated picture book.
Moon Shadow
A young Nevada girl wants to adopt an orphaned filly horse when its mustang mother dies suddenly.
Paiute Princess: The Story of Sarah Winnemucca
The biography of Paiute Indian Sarah Winnemucca, who lived torn between her native ways and the American culture she was...
Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town
Based on the true story of the Gold Rush town Rhyolite, Nevada, which eventually was abandoned and became a ghost...
Snowshoe Thompson
Postman John Thompson battles fierce elements to deliver the mail to the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Tahoe Tobin
Two sea monsters in Lake Tahoe meet each other and escape to the ocean together.
Tame Tahoe Tessie
The Monster Hunters head to Lake Tahoe in search of Tessie, the supposed Lake Tahoe sea monster.
You Wouldn’t Want to Work on the Hoover Dam
A description of the construction of Nevada's Hoover Dam and the dangerous jobs its workers had to do.