Description
Written by Tonya Simpson, of Scottish and Cree ancestry. She is a member of Pasqua First Nation and was born and raised in central Alberta. Illustrated by Delreé Dumont, Wapiski Kihew Esquao / White Eagle Woman, a proud member of Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan.
It flows in your blood and echoes in your soul...Listen, my baby, to the sweet song of your home.
As daylight fades to dusk and slips into darkness, this gentle lullaby celebrates the sounds of the Prairies and the Plains on a stormy summer's night.
From the hum of dragonflies to the drumming of thunder, with grasses swirling and the northern lights glimmering, This Land Is a Lullaby shares a sacred song and dance—a gift from the ancestors that soothes children to sleep and reminds them of their deeply rooted connections to the land.
Written as a lullaby for the author's daughter and featuring striking pointillism artwork, this lush lullaby of the land honors the beauty of the Prairies and the Plains and the spiritual connection between Indigenous children, ancestors and their Traditional Territories. This book contains 12 colour illustrations. Audience: Ages 3-5.
It flows in your blood and echoes in your soul...Listen, my baby, to the sweet song of your home.
As daylight fades to dusk and slips into darkness, this gentle lullaby celebrates the sounds of the Prairies and the Plains on a stormy summer's night.
From the hum of dragonflies to the drumming of thunder, with grasses swirling and the northern lights glimmering, This Land Is a Lullaby shares a sacred song and dance—a gift from the ancestors that soothes children to sleep and reminds them of their deeply rooted connections to the land.
Written as a lullaby for the author's daughter and featuring striking pointillism artwork, this lush lullaby of the land honors the beauty of the Prairies and the Plains and the spiritual connection between Indigenous children, ancestors and their Traditional Territories. This book contains 12 colour illustrations. Audience: Ages 3-5.