Toye, William. (Retold by). Illustrator/ Elizabeth Cleaver. 1969. How Summer Came to Canada. Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0-19540-290-1
Age: 6 - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Non-Fiction; Myths & Legends; Woodland, Mi’kmaq

Glooskap finds a beautiful princess and brings Summer to his people. She lives with them for six months, but when she goes back south, Winter rules over them for six months.

Trottier, Maxine. 2004. Sister to the Wolf. Kids Can Press. ISBN: 0-55337-520-3
Age: 10 - 16
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Fiction; Woodland, Pawnee

This story is set in the Quebec/ Detroit region in the 1700s. A French-Canadian buys a young Pawnee slave and sets him free.

Trottier, Maxine. Illustrator/ John Mantha. 2001. Storm at Batoche. Stoddart Publishing. ISBN: 0-7737-3248-9
Age: 7 - 12
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Metis

James falls from his parents’ wagon during a snowstorm. A man called Louis rescues him and takes care of him. When James hears about the capture of Louis Riel, he wonders if it could be the same person.