Canadian, Aboriginal

Weber-Pillwax, Cora. Illustrator/ Matt Gould. 1989. Billy’s World. Edmonton, AB: Reidmore. ISBN: 0-919091-54-7
Age: 6 - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Multiple Nations

When Billy moves to town he misses the bush and the animals that he meets there.
Canadian, Aboriginal

Weesk, Anastasia. 2000. Big Skunk, and Wolverine and the Wolves. Ojibway Cree Cultural Centre. ISBN: 0-919523-18-8
Age: 10+
Language: English; Cree syllabics
Subject: Youth, Adult; Myths & Legends; Cree

These traditional stories were collected from storytellers on James Bay. They introduce readers to the Cree trickster.
Canadian, Aboriginal

Weesk, Anastasia. 2000. One Time When Wee-sa-ki-jahk Was Walking. Ojibway Cree Cultural Centre. ISBN: 0-919523-19-6
Age: 14+
Language: English; Cree syllabics
Subject: Youth, Adult; Myths & Legends; Cree

This is a collection of stories collected from Cree storytellers on James Bay. They talk about Wee-sa-ki-jahk’s ability to understand many languages, his appetite and his adventures with geese and the wolves. One tells about how the muskrat got his tail.
Canadian, Aboriginal

Weesk, Anastasia. 2000. Wee-sa-ki-jahk and the Trees. Ojibway Cree Cultural Centre. ISBN: 0-919523-17-X
Age: 6 - 9
Language: English; Cree syllabics
Subject: Children; Myths & Legends; Cree

These traditional stories were collected from storytellers on James Bay. It tells how the Cree tickster is greedy and convinces the trees to help him eat more.