Tasha Spillett is a Cree and Trinidadian award-winning poet, scholar, and writer. She is the author of several books for young readers, including the New York Times bestselling picture book I Sang You Down from the Stars with art by Michaela Goade. She makes her home in Treaty 1 territory, Manitoba, where she lives with her family. Daniel Ramirez is a descendant of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan and a much-celebrated fine artist. His award-winning art has appeared in exhibitions and museums across the world, including at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. He lives between Phoenix, Arizona, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* ""Spillett captures the joy of the round dance, and a feeling of belonging and connection offered in intergenerational Indigenous community.""--Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for I Sang You Down from the Stars: * ""...will make a beautiful gift for an expecting family.""--Shelf Awareness * ""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