Are you looking for a wonderful list of children’s books set in New Mexico? Here are some of our favorites! Each of these children’s books is either set in New Mexico or features a person who has close ties to the state. As part of the American Southwest, New Mexico has a rich history of Native Americans as well as western-bound wagon trains in the days of early westward expansion. If you’d like more information on each book, read more by clicking on the affiliate links listed below.
…And Now Miguel
A young boy longs to go on the annual sheep drive into the mountains with the older men in his...
A Spoon for Every Bite
A New Mexico folktale where a man tries to prove his wealth by using a separate spoon for every bite.
Billy the Kid: A Novel
A fresh spin on the life of Billy the Kid, an outlaw of the Wild West.
Carlos and the Squash Plant
A young boy who refuses to take a bath after work each day sprouts a plant out of his ear.
Elan, Son of Two Peoples
A half-Jewish, half-Pueblo boy takes part in a Pueblo manhood ceremony after his Bar Mitzvah.
How Chile Came to New Mexico
A folk tale about how chile came to be so popular in New Mexico after a long and dangerous journey.
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico
A folk tale that explains how hollyhock flowers came to be so abundant New Mexico.
How the Stars Fell Into the Sky
A Navajo folktale that describes how the First Woman tried to write laws with the stars until she was tricked...
Josefina: American Girl Series
Experience life on the New Mexico frontier in 1824 with Josefina and her sisters.
Juan and the Jackelope
A Southwestern tall tale about a boy who rides a Jackalope around the world and across the Milky Way.