Books by Joe McLellan

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Nanabosho, Soaring Eagle and the Great Sturgeon

When Nanabosho and Soaring Eagle finish their fall fishing to prepare for winter, Nanabosho runs off with all the fish, leaving Soaring Eagle and his family to starve. Trout takes pity on Soaring Eagle and tells him how he can feed his family. He follows the advice, but when he gets greedy and almost loses his son...

Nanabosho - How the Turtle Got its Shell

Long ago when Turtle was just a little green creature, he had to hide from everyone because he had no shell. Then one day, when Nanabosho wasn't having much luck fishing, Turtle helped out by telling Nanabosho where all the fish were. Nanabosho was so grateful, that, as a reward, he fashioned a shell from a round stone to protect turtle from any harm.

Nanabosho and the Cranberries

Nanabosho was walking through the woods when he suddenly became very hungry. Nanabosho discovers a cranberry bush. As much as he tried, he could not reach the berries. He sat down and saw all kinds of berries on the lake. He tries and tries to get the berries from the lake, but each time he tries to get them out of the lake his hands are empty. Nanabosho does not realize that what he is seeing is the reflection from the cranberry bush on the lake.

Nanabosho and the Woodpecker

One day while Nanabosho is out in the woods, he sees Woodpecker using his beak to get food out of a tree. Nanabosho decides to try to get food the same way, but discovers the hard way that it does not work for him.

Nanabosho Steals Fire

Long ago, by the shores of the great water to the east, lived an old man who kept the fire to himself. For fear that someone would steal his fire, he remained on constant watch inside his wigwam. The Ojibwa trickster and teacher, Nanabosho, feeling the bite of the cold, decides to steal fire and comes up with a unique plan.

Nanabosho & Kitchie Odjig

In the time of Nanabosho, what we now call the Big Dipper was known to the Anishinabe as the Great Fisher - Kitchie Odjig. In this legend, Nanabosho meets Kitchie Odjig and learns a valuable lesson about listening to his Elders.

Nanabosho Dances

In this legend, Kitchie Manitou presents Nanabosho with a gift of tobacco to be used as an offering before using the other gifts which were put on this earth. Nanabosho, in his hurry to appease his hunger, promptly forgets the tobacco. But he does not forget the advice given by Kitchie Manitou. He lets his hunger gnaw at him while he tries to figure out what to do. The legend tells how the hoop dance started.

The Birth of Nanabosho

The traditional oral legend describing the birth of the Ojibwa trickster and protector. With a practiced storytelling technique, the author weaves the legend into the contemporary story he is also telling. In this story, two children visit their grandparents to hear legends and stories. But first they must help with the chores after supper, and having done that, the legend of how Nanabosho was born in this world begins.

Nanabosho Grants a Wish

Nonie wished for snow at her birthday. Ni Mishomis told Nonie be careful what you wish for and then told the story of Nanabosho granting a wish to four people. One became greedy and didn't get what he wished for at all. After the story, everyone looked outside to see a blizzard! What were they to do?