Elston, Georgia. (Collected by). 1985. Giving: Ojibwa Stories and Legends. Lakefield, ON: Waapone Publishing. ISBN: 0-9692185-0-8
Age: 6 - 12
Language: English
Subject: Children; Myths & Legends; Anishinabe

The thirty-three stories in this book are all written by Anishinabe children aged five to twelve. They retell in simple language Anishinabe legends that the children have heard from Elders. The children also illustrated the stories.

Endrich, Louise. 2003. Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country. National Geographic Society. ISBN: 0-7922-5719-7
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Biography, History; Woodland, Ojibwe

This is an Ojibwe/German author’s personal memoir and travelogue of her trip with her 18 month old daughter to the Lake of the Woods area of northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota. Throughout the book are reflections on Ojibwe language, medicines, friends and books.

Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Illustrator/ Helen K. Davie. 1988. The Star Maiden. Little, Brown & Co. ISBN: 0-316-24955-6
Age: Pre-school - 6
Language: English
Subject: Children; Myths & Legends; Ojibwe

This is the retelling of a story The Star and the Lily which Ojibwe Chief Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh wrote down in 1850 because he was worried the information would be lost. It tells the story of how some magical sky maidens came to earth and ended up on peaceful ponds as water lilies.