You Are the Land

A joyful exploration of a child’s loving relationship with the land that supports and nurtures her as she grows

You Are the Land is a vivid ode to belonging within a family, within a community, and within the natural world.

From the day she’s born, a child feels the love and power that come with being part of something bigger. She’s a new spring leaf, alive and growing, as strong as the ancient cedars and as radiant as the glittering night sky. She is one with the amazing forces of nature that surround and nurture her, and that she nurtures in return.

Through inspiring words and sweeping illustrations, renowned artist Steph Littlebird’s stunning debut celebrates our connection to the land and shows how we perfectly mirror its beauty and resilience.

Steph Littlebird is an Indigenous artist, writer, curator, and enrolled member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. She is the illustrator of My Powerful Hair (by Carole Lindstrom), an American Library Association Notable Book, and which was named one of NPR’s best books of the 2023 as well as one of Kirkus Reviews’ Most Empowering Books of that year. You Are the Land is her debut picture book as author and illustrator. She is currently writing a series about Indigenous Resilience for Oregon ArtsWatch magazine. She lives in Vancouver, Washington.