This land is a lullaby beech wood When the first order card

When the first order card is flipped

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest

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and masterfully illustrated by Sydney Smith

Philip Pullman's award-winning The Golden Compass is the first in the His Dark Materials series

This land is a lullaby beech wood When the first order cardIn 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, Dumonts (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.