Tasha Spillett
Ages 3–8
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-Sumner and Michaela Goade, two Indigenous creators, bring beautiful words and luminous art together in a resonant celebration of the bond between mother and child.
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We keep this on the shelf for Indigenous family, culture, and story — a story kids can feel, not just a lesson adults want to teach.
Ages 3–8. Especially helpful for shared reading at home or in class.
Ask: Who in this book feels like you? Who feels new?
Bedtime tip: after the last page, ask one question and wait — silence is where the story sticks.
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