“A beautiful welcome and a thank you to the Indigenous child who brings joy into the parents’ lives.”—School Library Journal
In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world. Internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp teams up with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett for a second time to create a stunning book for young readers. A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones.
Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer a dual-language (English and Plains Cree) in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Praise for Little You by Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett:
★ "Van Camp composes a lyrical ode to a newborn child, which is matched in its loveliness by Flett's exquisite, collage-like images of a young one with his or her parents."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Key Selling Points
- A lyrical celebration of newborn babies.
- Richard Van Camp is the award-winning and bestselling author of Little You, Welcome Song for Baby and May We Have Enough to Share.
- Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her work on We Sang You Home.
- We Sang You Home was a CCBC Best Book and Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year.
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About the author
Richard Van Camp
Internationally renowned storyteller and award-winning author Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Tłı̨chǫ Dene from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. A graduate of the En'owkin International School of Writing, the University of Victoria's BFA in Creative Writing program and the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, Richard has written over twenty-six books in just about every genre, including Little You and We Sang You Home, both beautifully illustrated by Julie Flett. He lives in Edmonton.
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