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Arriving on Feb. 24th, 2026:
Baby’s First Cherokee Numbers
Book Cover of Baby’s First Cherokee Numbers illustrated by Beth Anderson and by author Brad Wagnon.
A woven basket with four cards depicting numbers and images of Cherokee culture.
Title translated in Cherokee Syllabary.
Book 2 in Baby’s First Cherokee Series.
A delightful board book that introduces toddlers and young children to the Cherokee Syllabary. The ten colorful illustrations depict items of Cherokee culture. The number in each picture is shown in Cherokee and English, along with the Cherokee pronunciation of the number.
AUTHOR
Bradley Wagnon is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He taught Cherokee history, culture, and language at Tahlequah High School for ten years and has worked for Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach (CCO) as a technical assistance specialist since 2015. He is also the author of three children’s picture books based on traditional Cherokee stories.
ILLUSTRATOR
Beth Anderson, of Water Bird Arts, is a Cherokee Nation citizen and a contemporary visual artist. She holds a degree in Sculpture, is TERO certified with Cherokee Nation, registered with the US Department of Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and is a Southeastern Indian Artists Association board member and social media chair.
Baby’s First Cherokee, Book 1
Introduces young ones to popular first words.
Buy bestseller The Cherokee Syllabary, an illustrated key to the Cherokee language.
