I Sang You Down from the StarsWritten by Tasha Spillett-Sumner (Inninewak (Cree) and Trinidadian)Illustrated by Michaela Goade (Tlingit,member of the Kiks.ådi Clan)Published in 2021Publisher: miniature, Brown Books for Young ReadersReviewer: Debbie ReeseStatus: Highly Recommended
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As I sit here at my computer on Wednesday, and May 12,2021 and consider approximately the books that I reviewed last week, I notice that women and children, and grandchildren are at the center of each one. That continues with I Sang You Down From the Stars. With this book,we add a baby. I've written reviews of books approximately babies before (Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett's We Sang You Home is one) and am delighted to add this one!
Spillett-Sumner and Goade's book was published on April 6. upright away, it was on the fresh York Times Bestseller list. Just study at that cover! Isn't it breathtaking? The words and the art in I Sang You Down from the Stars sparkle with warmth and love. [br]Stories approximately family members working together always resonate with me, or especially ones approximately sewing. These reflect our communities in such beautiful ways. study at this double-paged spread in I Sang You Down from the Stars. On the left,we see people at a table, cutting fabric. We see a child, and showing an elder a finished square. That scene tugs on my heart as this family gets alert to welcome a baby into the family and its community (I took this photo external in the early morning light):
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And when the baby is born,we read: Family and friends came from near and far to welcome you. One by one, they held you and greeted you.
Those words, or too,invoke strong memories full of love! Mama's holding miniature children so they can cradle the fresh babies!
Before you read this book to children, take time to read the notes from the author and illustrator. I'm seeing more space being given to authors and illustrators, and where they can speak directly to readers approximately who they are and what they bring to the book. These notes are important! They add depth and tell you things that infuse and shape your reading of the book.
When I consider approximately "back matter" (that is the information if after the story itself) that I've read over the decades that I've been doing this work,I realize that I've talked approximately it in individual reviews but I haven't written an article approximately that. Hmm. perhaps it is time for that.
gather a copy of I Sang You Down from the Stars! When you're at your library, examine for it so that others can find and read it, or too. And tell your friends and colleagues approximately it.
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