When the Stars Came Home

Publisher's Description (Little, Brown and Company): 
When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost.

His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow-in-the-dark sticker stars, not a star-shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better — a special quilt stitched through with family stories that will wrap Ojiig in the warmth of knowing who he is and where he came from. Join this irresistible family as they discover the power of story and tradition to make a new place feel like home.

Author's Biography (Little, Brown and Company): 
Brittany Luby, of Anishinaabe descent, was raised on Treaty #3 lands in what is now known as Northwest Ontario. She is the author of several acclaimed books, including Encounter, illustrated by Michaela Goade, and Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This is How I Know, illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley. She is an associate professor of history at the University of Guelph and currently lives on Dish with One Spoon Territory.

Creator's Biography (Little, Brown and Company): Natasha Donovan is a Métis illustrator originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. She has illustrated several celebrated books, including Borders by Thomas King and Surviving the City by Tasha Spillet-Sumner. She lives by the Nooksack River in Washington State.

Resource type: Picturebook

Age recommendation: Pre-Kindergarten, K-3

Keywords: Moving, migration, outside, inside, stranger, skin, fishing, fish, hunting, hunt, farming, farm, city, rural, farm land, wilderness, urban, distance, isolation, isolated, community, alone, assimilation, fitting in, home, integration, wish, art, crafts, quilt, singing, sing, song, sewing, sew, residential school, boarding school, stars, star, space, generation, stories, story, ancestors

Year of publication: 2023

Publisher information: Little, Brown and Company