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What children’s book is your ode to motherhood?
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This month’s theme: KidLit Gems for Mom
HUSH LITTLE BABY
Text © 1997, Sylvia Long
Board Book
version
of the
well-known lullaby
Fiction
Age Range:
Infant –
7 years
Grade Level:
Preschool -2nd
Chronicle Books
LLC
AWARDS
Child Magazine “Best Books of 1997”
1997 Bookbuilders West Award
Hush little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s going to show you a hummingbird. If that hummingbird should fly, Mama’s going to show you the evening sky. ~ Hush Little Baby, by Sylvia Long
Bedtime was such a special ritual for my children. And thanks to Sylvia Long’s, Hush Little Baby, we all sang a lullaby together as we read this book. Long’s magical version of the lullaby quietly takes the reader on a journey out the bedroom window, all the while, reassuring the young child that Mama will be there at every turn of the adventure. Long’s rich illustrations are as peaceful as the setting sun, and as beloved as the creatures that scurry to bed at dusk. This book is a tribute and a celebration of motherhood, and all the blessings it beholds.
~ Kristi
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When the nighttime shadows fall, Mama’s going to hear the crickets call. ~ Hush Little Baby, by Sylvia Long
Sylvia Long’s masterful illustrations have the timeless appeal of Clement Hurd’s Runaway Bunny and Milo Winter’s The Hare and the Tortoise from The Aesop for Children. Long says she changed the classic lullaby’s promises of materialistic reward (Papa’s going to buy you . . . ) to words offering comfort in the natural world. (Mama’s going to show you . . .) My thoughts: Papa needs to buy Mama a diamond ring. Fussy bedtime bunnies won’t find contentment in jewelry. Kudos to Long, for taking something beautiful and making it even better.
If you loved this cuddle time board book, you’ll also love Marla Frazee’s charming 2007 version, Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song With Pictures.
~ Anna
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