{"product_id":"the-ones-who-came-before-hardcover","title":"The Ones Who Came Before - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Maillard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSibu T. P\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Native American \"city kid\" explores the idea of belonging and \"who came first\" after a surprising encounter with a country bear, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFry Bread\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery year, Aabanya visits her grandfather Big Jimmy at his cottage on Early Mountain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the day, they gather corn, beans, and squash to make stew. In the evenings, Aabanya listens to her grandfather's tales of the mountain and of Turtle Island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When they venture into town, Aabanya feels out of place. The Earlies, a family who named Early Mountain generations ago, seem to look at her with questions in their eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho are you? Where are you from? Why are you here?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her grandfather tells Aabanya that these are the very same questions her family and their people asked when the Earlies first came. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night, Aabanya wakes to a scratch at her window and discovers... a bear! Fearful, she runs to her grandfather, who helps her remember that the bears... are \u003ci\u003ethe ones who came before\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterwoven with indigenous concepts about land and the natural world, \u003ci\u003eFry Bread\u003c\/i\u003e author Kevin Maillard's thought-provoking story and artist Sibu T. P.'s rich, vibrant illustrations come together in this contemplation of heritage, ancestry, sharing space, and belonging.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Maillard\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a professor of law at Syracuse University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnd They Walk On\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Rafael Lopez, and \u003ci\u003eFry Bread: A Native American Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, which won the Sibert Medal and the American Indian Youth Literature Honor. An enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, he lives with his family in Manhattan and Vermont. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born and raised in New York, \u003cb\u003eSibu T.P.\u003c\/b\u003e is a first-generation child of immigrants. He spent a great deal of his childhood years scribbling and sketching, dreaming and imagining. Today, he tells stories through picture books. Sibu studied English Lit at SUNY Stony Brook, and illustration at the Hartford Art School. When he's not in front of his drawing board, he's taking pictures while hiking, and running from squirrels.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44811138269243,"sku":"9781250821966","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2274\/9755\/files\/an0-naayMl9781250821966.webp?v=1793314282","url":"https:\/\/bookshopclassics.shop\/products\/the-ones-who-came-before-hardcover","provider":"Bookshop Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}