Of the Sun - A Poem for the Land's First Peoples

Child of the sun, you've been blessed since birth.
Your skin is akin to our brown Mother Earth.

About the author

Xelena González practices the healing arts through writing and movement. Her picture books include the award-winning titles All Around Us, Where Wonder Grows, and Remembering. A member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation, Xelena grows her garden in Yanaguana/San Antonio, Texas, USA. Visit her online at Xelena.Space.

Emily Kewageshig is an Anishinaabe artist and visual storyteller whose work captures the interconnection of life forms using both traditional and contemporary materials and methods. She creates artwork that highlights Indigenous knowledge and culture. Emily is a mother of two, and comes from Saugeen First Nation in Ontario, Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Xelena González
• Assisted by: Emily Kewageshig (Illustration)
• Publisher: Abrams & Chronicle
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 22.08.2026
• EAN: 9798888596517
• ISBN: 979-8-88859-651-7
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 248 mm x 89 mm
• Weight: 168 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration, Picture storybooks, Relating to indigenous peoples, Relating to Native American people, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, JUVENILE FICTION / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, JUVENILE FICTION / Native American, JUVENILE FICTION / Indigenous / General