This beloved New York Times bestseller pays tribute to the love that blossoms when expecting and welcoming a new baby, from celebrated Indigenous creators, author Tasha Spillett and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade.​ As she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river... Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to tradition, family, and community. As they grow together, mother and baby will each have gifts to offer each other. Tasha Spillett and Michaela Goade, two Indigenous creators, bring beautiful words and luminous art together in a resonant celebration of the bond between mother and child. PreS—A heart-warming story from an Indigenous perspective about a mother preparing for her baby's entrance into the world. Spillett-Sumner is Inniniwak and shares with readers how a sacred medicine bundle is created for a child with natural elements such as sage, cedar, stone, and eagle plume. The care and love felt through the pages of the illustrations are dreamlike and ethereal. Readers follow the mother and baby's journey through the seasons and explanations of the medicine bundle and traditional teachings. The emotions stirred by word choices and visual elements can be overwhelmingly tender. In a moment where the mother stitches a star blanket with the help of her family, she is then shown spending time alone to complete it. During this time, she says something that captures the essence of the book, "With each stitch, I whispered a prayer for you and thought about wrapping you up warm and safe, just like you are now in my belly." VERDICT Recommended for all libraries especially those with baby programs and other early literacy initiatives.—Danielle Burbank, San Juan Coll., Farmington, NM *"Gorgeous, shimmering, heartfelt."― Kirkus, starred review *"...will make a beautiful gift for an expecting family."― Shelf Awareness, starred review *" 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 *"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 Tasha Spillett  is a Cree and Trinidadian award-winning poet and author who is also working on her doctoral degree in Indigenous land-based education. She makes her home in Treaty 1 territory, Manitoba, where she raises her daughter, Isabella, with her husband. Michaela Goade  (Tlingit) is a Caldecott Medalist and a #1 New York Times bestselling artist. She is the illustrator of a number of award-winning and bestselling books, including We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and her own Berry Song . She is from the Raven moiety and Kiks.ádi clan from Sitka, Alaska, where she currently lives. She invites you to visit her online at michaelagoade.com. Blue Hardback with red lettering on spine 221 pages 5x10 inces