I Sang You Down from the Stars
Michaela Goade
(Illustrator)
Description
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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Publish Date | April 06, 2021 |
| Pages | 32 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780316493161 |
| Dimensions | 10.3 X 9.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.9 pounds |
About the Author
Michaela Goade (Tlingit) is a Caldecott Medalist and a #1 New York Times bestselling artist. She is the illustrator of a number of award-winning and bestselling books, including We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and her own Berry Song. She is from the Raven moiety and Kiks.ádi clan from Sitka, Alaska, where she currently lives. She invites you to visit her online at michaelagoade.com.
Reviews
*"A tender celebration of parenthood."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
*"I Sang You Down From the Stars marvelously conveys not only the bonds between mother and child but also the multitude of connections that await every child--connections to family, community and Earth itself."--BookPage, starred review
*"Gorgeous, shimmering, heartfelt."--Kirkus, starred review
*"The care and love felt through the pages of the illustrations are dreamlike and ethereal."--School Library Journal, starred review
"This story will be appreciated wherever newborns are celebrated."--Booklist
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