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A great strength of this book is that it is nonspecific and inclusive enough to encompass all new babies&#8212arriving through birth, fostering, or adoption&#8212and it does not specify gender&#8230The whole message is one of love, welcome, and completion now that the young one has joined the family. The eye-catching illustrations hint at a non-specific non-white race for the family (could be Asian, First Nations, Inuit, etc.), making this book inclusive and encompassing of Canada's ethnic diversity&#8230It is a book of thankfulness and hope that would make a wonderful addition to the preschool collection in a library. Highly recommended. -- Resource Links Babies and toddlers love to be loved, and they will also love to see themselves and their parents reflected in the beautiful pages of this book. -- Canadian Children's Book News The emotions of parenthood--including feelings of love, elation, and gratitude--are certain to be conveyed to [children] by the parents who share this tale with them. A lovely picture book that will resonate with parents and show young readers the profound, positive impact they have on their parents' lives. -- School Library Journal A beautiful welcome and a thank you to the Indigenous child who brings joy into the parents' lives. -- School Library Journal A sweet and loving board book...The parents' certainty that their baby is 'the best of all of us' is an affirmation every baby should hear.'-- Kirkus Reviews Both Van Camp's words and Flett's illustrations are economical, but We Sang You Home is not a quick read. Instead, each of the paired pages of text and illustration truly demands that the reader pause and reflect on the pages' contents. Highly recommended. -- CM Magazine

A sweet and loving board book...The parents' certainty that their baby is 'the best of all of us' is an affirmation every baby should hear.'-- Kirkus Reviews A great strength of this book is that it is nonspecific and inclusive enough to encompass all new babies&#8212arriving through birth, fostering, or adoption&#8212and it does not specify gender&#8230The whole message is one of love, welcome, and completion now that the young one has joined the family. The eye-catching illustrations hint at a non-specific non-white race for the family (could be Asian, First Nations, Inuit, etc.), making this book inclusive and encompassing of Canada's ethnic diversity&#8230It is a book of thankfulness and hope that would make a wonderful addition to the preschool collection in a library. Highly recommended.-- Resource Links Babies and toddlers love to be loved, and they will also love to see themselves and their parents reflected in the beautiful pages of this book.-- Canadian Children's Book News The emotions of parenthood--including feelings of love, elation, and gratitude--are certain to be conveyed to [children] by the parents who share this tale with them. A lovely picture book that will resonate with parents and show young readers the profound, positive impact they have on their parents' lives.-- School Library Journal Both Van Camp's words and Flett's illustrations are economical, but We Sang You Home is not a quick read. Instead, each of the paired pages of text and illustration truly demands that the reader pause and reflect on the pages' contents. Highly recommended.-- CM Magazine

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Internationally renowned storyteller and award-winning author Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Tlı̨chǫ 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 thirty books in just about every genre, including Little You and We Sang You Home, both beautifully illustrated by Julie Flett. He is the recipient of the Order of the Northwest Territories for his commitment to honoring the North and Northerners. Richard lives in Edmonton.

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