Who Will Sing a Lullaby?

by Dee Lillegard, Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator)

Overview

BABY IS CRYING and Crow and Goose and Owl and Swan all think they have the perfect antidote - "I'll take baby flying, that will stop the crying." And as baby floats on wings of love above fields and oceans, he is soothed. . . until each bird in turn crows just a bit too loudly and proudly at his own success and wakes that baby up again. Finally, little Nightingale, who has been struggling to be heard, gets her chance to try a lullaby. Our tearful baby is now dreamimg sweet dreams. And soon the birds are sleepingtoo - and so will you.This book has perfect pacing, exactly mirroring the rhythm of a child struggling to fall asleep and finally settling down. And Dan Yaccarino's dreamy, etherial artwork is the perfect match for Dee Lillegard's sweet song of a story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375985232
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	04/30/2014
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	30 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Dee Lillegard is the author of many fine collections of poetry and many wonderfully inventive picture books. She lives in Castro Valley, California.Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than 30 books to his credit. He is the creator of the animated TV series Oswald. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Editorial Reviews

When the cranky baby won't go to sleep, various winged creatures lend their voices and their wings to the cause. " ‘Listen to that baby cry!' the birds around the cradle sigh. ‘Who will sing a lullaby?' " goes the refrain. The first bird to give a try is the blue-black crow, who takes the baby soaring over cornfields. As crow lays baby down asleep, so proud is he that he squawks, "Caw-caw!" re-awakening the little one. Then a downy goose gives a whirl, flying over the blue lake, followed by an owl and then a swan. All succeed in putting the infant to sleep, but only momentarily. Finally, the nightingale sings the baby a lullaby of such love, tenderness and comfort that baby slips deeply and happily into slumber. The stunning menagerie of colors, from cobalt blues to burnt oranges, delights the eyes. The background, a potpourri of leaf prints, gives a comforting sense of nestled suspension. In and of itself a lullaby, this is a sumptuous bedtime read. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews