Who Will Sing a Lullaby?

By Lillegard, Dee & Yaccarino, Dan

Publishers Summary:
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.

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ISBN
978-0-37581-573-7
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers


REVIEWS

Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Much like a bedtime song itself, Lillegard's (Balloons, Balloons, Balloons) story soothes and comforts with repetitive verse (" 'Listen to that baby cry!'/ the birds around the cradle sigh./ Who will sing a lullaby?"). As a round-headed baby wails, several birds take turns attempting to quiet it, and the tot curls up contentedly aboard the backs of a crow, goose and other birds as they fly ove...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

Nightingale begins to sing a comforting song to a crying baby, but Crow, Goose, Owl, and Swan intercede in turn. In the en...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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