Embed Little, Brown Books for Young Readers I loved you before I met you. Before I held you in my arms, I sang you down from the stars. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
With these opening lines, children s author Tasha Spillett-Sumner follows a mother-to-be who prepares for the arrival of her child by following the rites of her Indigenous heritage. She gathers sacred elements from the Earth into a bundle for her baby, and whispers the protective prayers of her ancestors. The beautiful tapestry-like illustrations in the book visualize motherhood in Cree culture.