A book of traditional lullabies with a difference. Gathered from all over the world, these beautiful, simple songs give a flavour of different parts of the world as well as showing that soothing a baby to sleep is the same the world over. With words in the original language plus the English version, together with a melody line and delightful illustrations by Pam Smy, this is the perfect gift book for parents of new babies. The lullabies come from: Australia (Aboriginal) Austria Bangladesh Brazil Czech Republic England France Greece Greenland Hungary India Iran Iraq Italy Jamaica Japan Korea Malawi Mexico Nigeria Norway Russia Spain Turkey USA (Hopi) Wales West Africa (Yoruba). Listen to an excerpt from Hush, Baby, Hush! by clicking the Resources tab. 1983. We were on a beach in Jamaica. Sunburnt. A man came along selling long leaves of aloe vera to soothe the blistered skin of tourists. His name was Herbert and he had a great beach cry that really got your attention, a sing-song chant that lured you to his basket. We bought a few fronds and struck up a conversation. As usual, we were packing a tape recorder, looking for lullabies and other traditions for our Kitchen Sisters stories on NPR. At first Herbert sang us Chi Chi Buddo, a classic Jamaican children's song. Then he sang us a gorgeous gospel. About an hour later he sang us Hush Baby Hush, as the waves broke behind him, a song his mother sang to him when he was a boy.

 

 

There are 40 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 in 2010 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Kathy Henderson is an artist, printmaker and illustrator as well as an award-winning children's author. Her books include Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In A War, The Little Boat and The Storm, shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London. Pam Smy studied Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, going on to complete the MA Children's Book Illustration in 2004. She combines her role as lecturer in illustration with illustrating fiction. Pam lives in Cambridge.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction My Fat Baby - Greenland, Inuit Heart-Finder - North America, Wampanoag Black-Eyed Peas with Onions - Turkey Candy Floss - Iraq Stir, Stir the Chocolate - Mexico Sugar, Bread and Butter - India Oh, My Child - Nigeria Row, Row to the Fishing Rock - Norway Smuggler's Lullaby - Wales Alulu - Malawi Go to Sleep - Spain Hush, Baby, Hush - Jamaica Sleep, Sleep, Little One - Japan Ja-Jangka - Korea All the Pretty Little Horses - USA Sleep, Johnny, Sleep - Czech/Moravian Go to Bed, Tom - UK The Sun Goes Down - Austria Bedtime Aunties - Bangladesh Not Luisa! - Italy Sleep, Come Quickly - France Hushabye, Baby, Hush - Russia Ninna Nanna - Italy Tutu Maramba - Brazil Sleep, Baby, Sleep - Hungary La-La-La Lai - Iran Maranoa Lullaby - Australia, Aboriginal Great Grandma's Lullaby - Korea The Sun Sleeps - Greece Music