Canadian, Aboriginal

Highway, Tomson. Illustrator/ Brian Deines. 2002. Dragonfly Kites. Toronto, ON: Harper Collins. ISBN: 0-00-225527-8
Age: 5 - 9
Language: English & Cree
Subject: Children; Fiction; Cree

This is the second book in the Songs of the North Wind trilogy. It tells the story of two Cree brothers, Joe and Cody, and their favourite playmates, dragonflies.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Highway, Tomson. Illustrator/ Brian Deines. 2001. Caribou Song. Toronto, ON: Harper Collins. ISBN: 0-00-225522-7
Age: 5 - 9
Language: English & Cree
Subject: Children; Fiction; Cree
OUT OF PRINT

This is the first book in the Songs of the North Wind trilogy. It tells the story of two Cree boys, Joe and Cody, who follow the caribou with their parents.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Highway, Tomson. 2000. Kiss of the Fur Queen: A Novel. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN: 0-8061-3236-1.
Age: 16+
Language: English
Subject: Adult; Fiction; Cree

This is both a celebration of Cree culture, and a plea for its preservation. It is the story of two boys who have to leave their families to attend residential school. However, the Fur Queen, a trickster, watches over them.