Product Description

In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as "Rock-a-Bye Baby" and "Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry," mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to little ones, from Shakespeare's lullaby to the fairy queen Titania, to "Lullaby and Good Night" (Brahms's "Lullaby"), to Langston Hughes's lovely song for a "night black baby." Here, too, are poems for children that range from tender to nonsensical, from quiet to raucous—from Walter de la Mare to T.S. Eliot to Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and Ogden Nash.

Whether the intent is to sooth or to amuse, there's something her for every mood, every child, and the child in every adult. A delightful, gift-perfect collection.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #515533 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-30
• Released on: 2002-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780375414190
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as "Rock-a-Bye Baby" and "Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry," mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to little ones, from Shakespeare's lullaby to the fairy queen Titania, to "Lullaby and Good Night" (Brahms's "Lullaby"), to Langston Hughes's lovely song for a "night black baby." Here, too, are poems for children that range from tender to nonsensical, from quiet to raucous?from Walter de la Mare to T.S. Eliot to Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and Ogden Nash.

Whether the intent is to sooth or to amuse, there's something her for every mood, every child, and the child in every adult. A delightful, gift-perfect collection.

Customer Reviews

great book for new parents
This book is great for two reasons: 1) it has boatloads of lyrics for the lullabies you'd like to sing to your kids but can't recall the words and 2) it has wonderful poems. I wish I had this book when my first child was born and I was struggling to find words to say to this tiny little person.

Has all the lullabies was looking for plus many more...
Compact size yet contains a large number of lullabies and poems. Nice touch that it notes the author of each one (if known). This book was just what I was looking for. Easy to stuff in a diaper bag yet has all the classics that I remembered from childhood and wanted to sing to my baby. Purchased several other much larger books that had far fewer entries before finding this one. Done looking now!

Could've been better if...
This is a darling little book and I LOVE the poetry and lullabies. But, as one may expect, there's no music included. So, I'm on a desperate search for the tunes to some of these beautiful poems so we can enjoy them even more.