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Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures

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What a super smart interpretation of a favorite old folk song! Marla Frazee's warm, funny and beautifully detailed illustrations (she's been a big favorite in our house since THE SEVEN SILLY EATERS) make us all, grown-ups included, want to "sing it" again and again.

If you like to sing to your child, this book is a must have! Hush Little Baby just arrived on our doorstop today and immediately my 2 1/2 year old Wendy wanted me to sing it twice over. After I had gone on to another book, she picked up this book and 'read' it to herself! I have always gotten stuck beyond the second rhyme with this song and usually sang myself into a corner, trying to make up the rest. Finally with the song in print, I can finish this song.

Marla Frazee's illustrations are lavish with details, and each one truely is a work of art. The jacket mentioned that she did some research in the hills of West Virginia, at Fort New Salem to regain the feel of this lullaby's Applachian roots. The faces of the characters are so realistic for any family trying ANYTHING to calm a baby down so that everyone can get some sleep. And, true to form, the baby is calmed, just in time to greet the dawning sun.

Older siblings with a new baby in the house can particularly relate to this book as the older sister offers everything in a peddlers cart, one by one, to pacify her baby brother (or sister, I can't tell).

The words are 3/4" high with one line of the song for each opening. The pages flip quickly, making this book a good one for a page-turning toddler develping an interest in books. Added bonus, if the parent isn't familiar with the song, the musical score, with all the verses, is printed on the last page.

I have become an instant fan of Marla Frazee's work and will continue to look for more of her books. I am so impressed with this one, it was perfect for us!

My older son just loves the Hush Little Baby lullaby, and so this book was a must for us. We just love the pictures! The artist is great at showing emotions on faces. You can really tell how everyone is feeling. I think this book would be a good one for a family expecting a new baby, as it's one of the few books that admits that babies can be tough---they can cry a lot and be hard to comfort---but also shows the whole family working together to try to make the baby happy. It would set a great tone for the baby to be! Really a nice book.

I can finally remember all the words to this lullaby! This book, with its beautiful illustrations, is a bedtime favorite for my girls, ages 2 and 4. They love to look at and talk about the pictures, and sing along or tell the story with their own words. The end is the favorite part of these big sisters - - the baby is finally quieted when his big sister catches and holds him. I would recommend this book to anyone! It also makes a great gift for new parents!

My 22-month-old grandchild loves this book so much that she MUST take it everywhere, even to bed. We had to order another board book since the first one is worn out!! The reasons why she is so attracted to this book are, I believe, the illustrations. They are vivid, realistic, and not too busy. She also can identify with the baby emotions expressed, and last but not least, she loves the rhyming text. If you stop reading for a minute, she will come up with the easy-to-remember rhyme word. This is the first children's book I had to repurchase due to (happily) excessive use.

What a sweet book. My older daughter and I sing this lullaby to my younger daughter. The illustrations are wonderful - so much detail. I do wish that instead of using Papa as the subject("Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird"....) the book read Mama, but oh well. It's the author's version I guess. All in all, I would buy this book again and plan to do so for future gifts.

My 18 month old daughter loved this book. She can still recall this book though we had returned it to the library 2 months ago. She calls it "Papa book". I've just placed an order for this book, and I can't wait for it arrival.

I purchased this book for my kids simply because I loved the illustrations by Marla Frazee. Her illustrations are detailed, vivid, and full of meaningful expression. I love this artist's work.

I purchased this book as a gift for my eldest on her 2nd birthday. Her new baby sister had arrived 4 months prior and it was quite appropriate. While I was pregnant this book became a favorite from the library and we would sing it together. Now it is a bedtime staple, and I think reinforces the sibling bond that is ever so important.

I have to admit-I am a fan of books that you can "sing" to your little peanut. This one serves that purpose beautifully. One line of text across the bottom of two pages that illustrate the one lyric at a time, i.e., "If that dog named Rover won't bark, Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart"

One kind of fun thing about this book is the older sister who is a bit of the antagonist through the book, in a way. She's the one who woke the baby in the cradle and as the poor exhausted parents scramble around to "hush little baby." There's no written story line other than what the song is, but as mentioned, the illustrations say a lot.

In the end, Sister not only ends up with the dog who won't bark, but "the sweetest baby in town" in her arms as everyone takes a nap in the prairie field as the peddler strolls away. LOVE this book. I ended up just buying it because my little toddler loved it so much from the library. Great bedtime story :)