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stephb413's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite new parents/baby book gift, but still beautiful.
bunnybookends's review against another edition
4.0
A tender, lovely board book. The illustrations were warm, and the text was heartwarming and sincere, not at all treacly.
kindredbooks's review
4.0
I received an e-arc of We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett from Orca Book Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
We Sang You Home is a beautiful and lyrical book that celebrates and welcomes the arrival of a new baby to a family. It is sure to be new favourite for a baby’s first library and features beautiful illustrations from Julie Flett, a personal favourite illustrator.
We Sang You Home is a beautiful and lyrical book that celebrates and welcomes the arrival of a new baby to a family. It is sure to be new favourite for a baby’s first library and features beautiful illustrations from Julie Flett, a personal favourite illustrator.
musicalknitter's review against another edition
3.0
This text makes me really think. I'm not sure if I like it or not which is really interesting! I read it multiple times and am still not sure about it well. There are extra levels within the text. This is a poem to welcome a baby.
oceangal56's review against another edition
5.0
Written in both English and Plains Cree (Y dialect). A LOVELY story of welcoming a baby to the family.
cweichel's review against another edition
5.0
Julie Flett's illustrations are as gorgeous as usual. Van Camp's text speaks to the special magic that a new baby brings. As much as I love this book, and I do, I'm not sure what age group this would be for. I can see parents reading it to their preschoolers, but I'm not sure this would have a place for K to grade 3 readers. As a possible choice for the chocolate lily award, I think it's too young.
renee_b's review against another edition
3.0
Richard Van Camp has written a poetic, lyrical book about the joy of parents welcoming a newborn.
leaflibrary's review against another edition
4.0
We Sang You Home reads like a song. It shares an abstract story, not of a child's birth but of what his presence represents. "As we give you roots, you give us wings," the parents explain; "our forever home is inside of you."
I initially inferred from the title that this book was about adoption. Pages praising the child for "choosing" his family and giving them hope also support that reading. Unfortunately, the images do not. The child appears to be a boy biologically related to his parents, although it could be a little girl or an adopted child who happens to have the same skin color and hair color as his adopted parents. I wish the illustrator had made a more ambiguous choice, because the text is perfect for chosen families! Regardless, this is a beautiful, lyrical, expansive book for families full of love, gratitude, and respect.
I initially inferred from the title that this book was about adoption. Pages praising the child for "choosing" his family and giving them hope also support that reading. Unfortunately, the images do not. The child appears to be a boy biologically related to his parents, although it could be a little girl or an adopted child who happens to have the same skin color and hair color as his adopted parents. I wish the illustrator had made a more ambiguous choice, because the text is perfect for chosen families! Regardless, this is a beautiful, lyrical, expansive book for families full of love, gratitude, and respect.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
4.0
I have enjoyed what little I have read from Richard Van Camp before, and I always love Julie Flett's illustrations. I wasn't surprised to find such a cute and charming story.
The illustrations were easily my favourite thing about this book, but they weren't the only good thing. The story is the perfect kind to read to babies and toddlers, with that lovely parental love sort of message to it. There was such sweet and genuine affection that it was hard not to smile.
Recommended for anyone looking for a good board book or a good story to express love to a little one.
The illustrations were easily my favourite thing about this book, but they weren't the only good thing. The story is the perfect kind to read to babies and toddlers, with that lovely parental love sort of message to it. There was such sweet and genuine affection that it was hard not to smile.
Recommended for anyone looking for a good board book or a good story to express love to a little one.