Her books include:
* Noopiming The Day You Were Born (Groundwood Books, 1994) - winner of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
* I Am Saulteaux (Fifth House Publishers, 1995)
* Eagle Song (Fifth House Publishers, 1996)
* Shin-Chi's Canoe (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1997)
* The Original Canadians: The First People's History of Canada (Nimbus Publishing, 1998)
* The Great Migration: An Epic Journey (Nimbus Publishing, 1999)
* Stories of the Loon: Teachings from the Anishnabec (Nimbus Publishing, 2001)
* The Circle of Thanks (2002) - winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
* Eagle Child (Fifth House Publishers, 2004)
* Nindinawemaganidog (Fifth House Publishers, 2005)
* Spirit of the North (Fifth House Publishers, 2006)
* The Legend of the Golden Basket (Fifth House Publishers, 2007)
* Where the People Gather: Stories from the Lake Superior Ojibway (Fifth House Publishers, 2008)
* Eagle Song: A Celebration of Life (A Counting Book) (Fifth House Publishers, 2010)
* The First Day (Fifth House Publishers, 2011) - winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
* The Moccasins (Fifth House Publishers, 2013)
* When the Trees Crackle: Stories from the Anishnaabe (Fifth House Publishers, 2014)
* Our Story: Teachings from the Elders (Fifth House Publishers, 2015)
* The Water Walker (Fifth House Publishers, 2016)
* The Gift: A Story of the Seven Teachings (Fifth House Publishers, 2017)
* Nibi's Water Song: Teachings from the River (Fifth House Publishers, 2018)
* The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Fifth House Publishers, 2020)