{"product_id":"this-land-is-a-lullaby-hardcover","title":"This Land Is a Lullaby - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTonya Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDelre? Dumont\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★\"In warm, soothing language, a mother speaks to her infant, poetically describing their ancestral surroundings and reflecting on traditional Cree knowledge...Luxuriantly alive with glowing colors and textured patterns, Dumont's (Onion Lake Cree Nation) exquisite pointillist illustrations resemble three-dimensional beadwork. This eloquent and insightful picture book (...) honors the enduring relationship between a child, their ancestors, and the land.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the hum of dragonflies to the drumming of thunder, with grasses swirling and the northern lights glimmering, \u003cem\u003eThis Land Is a Lullaby\u003c\/em\u003e shares a song and dance--a gift from the ancestors that soothes children to sleep and reminds them of their deeply rooted connections to the land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTonya Simpson\u003c\/strong\u003e is of Scottish and Cree ancestry. She is a member of Pasqua First Nation and was born and raised in central Alberta. Tonya completed the MA program in anthropology at the University of Alberta and now works as a research assistant. Her first picture book, \u003cem\u003eForever Our Home\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eintroduces readers to the animals and plants of the Prairies and the Plains.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eTonya lives with her family at Pigeon Lake in Westerose, Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelreé Dumont\u003c\/strong\u003e (Wapiski Kihew Esquao \/ White Eagle Woman) is a proud member of Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. She paints in the pointillism style, depicting the natural world blended with her teachings and experiences as an Indigenous woman. She also creates smudge fans, dreamcatchers and pine-needle baskets, and she is a traditional powwow dancer. Delreé lives and works at her home studio near Revelstoke, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752473723168,"sku":"9781459836099","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/addfd00c20ce95a94ca3fc4d6b9492f6.webp?v=1779996773","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-land-is-a-lullaby-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}