Storytelling unites people across nations

We'd like to give a massive thank you to the residents of West Didsbury in Manchester, whose kind generosity has afforded a number of books for the Wood Street Mission’s ’Books Forever Appeal’. 

Obtained through the Chorlton Bookshop, among those donated to the ‘Books Forever Appeal’ includes ’I Sang You Down from the Stars’ by award winning children’s author Tasha Spillett-Sumner. 

I Sang You Down from the Stars’ is a New York Times and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation bestselling love letter, from an Indigenous mother to her new baby. 

“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 First Nations creators, bring beautiful words and luminous art together, in a resonant celebration of the bond between a mother and child. 

First Nations cultures have long passed on knowledge through oral traditions. First Nations storytelling also provides a strong foundation for holistic learning and relationship building. 

Donating to the Wood Street Mission’s ’Books Forever Appeal’ couldn’t be easier. You can drop off books for children aged 0-16 years, or even have them delivered to Wood Street Mission, 26 Wood Street, Manchester, M3 3EF, The UK.

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