A collection of lullabies from a distinguished cast of Pacific writers. Tessa Duder's own family favourite lullaby is joined by contributions from Joy Cowley, Margaret Mahy, Peggy Dunstan, John Marsden, Hinewehi Mohi, Patricia Grace, Barbara Else, Diana Noonan, Sia Figiel, Trish Gribben, Colin Gibson, Jocelyn Marshall, Anna Maria Dell'oso, Wendy Orr, Joy Watson, Michelanne Forster and Melina Fasavalu. Variously parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles themselves, they bring together lullabies from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands, creating a collection of lullabies for our children, full of the natural rhythms, images and metaphors of our Pacific world.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) .

Tessa Duder's literary career spans 28 years. Internationally acclaimed for her multi-award-winning Alex Quartet and Tiggie Tompson trilogy and two picture books, A Book of Pacific Lullabies and Carpet of Dreams, her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal, the Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, the coveted Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award, Artist to Antarctica in 2007 and an honorary PhD in 2008. Tessa is also a journalist, editor, non-fiction author and biographer, with Margaret Mahy: a writer's life.