I Sang You Down from the Stars
Little, Brown Books

I Sang You Down from the Stars

$18.99

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A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book

This unique baby book sings with Native cultural detail, while striking a universal chord in its celebration of the blossoming of love that comes with expecting and welcoming a new baby–with art by New York Times bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade
  
As she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river . . .

Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to tradition, family, and community. As they grow together, mother and baby will each have gifts to offer each other.

Tasha Spillett and Michaela Goade, two Indigenous creators, bring beautiful words and luminous art together in a resonant celebration of the bond between mother and child. 

Tasha Spillett (Cree and Trinidadian) is an award‑winning poet, scholar, and writer. She is the author of several celebrated bestselling books for young readers, including Raven’s Ribbons with art by Daniel Ramirez. She makes her home in Treaty 1 territory, Manitoba, where she lives with her family.

Michaela Goade (Tlingit) has been awarded a Caldecott Medal, a Caldecott Honor, and is a #1 New York Times bestselling artist. She is the illustrator of a number of award-winning and bestselling books, including Berry SongMoon Song, and We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom. She currently lives in Sitka, Alaska with her family. She invites you to visit her online at michaelagoade.com.


Written by Tasha Spillet
Illustrated by Michaela Goade 

Hardcover

 



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