Sleep rhymes around the world /
edited by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by 17 international artist.
- 1st ed.
- Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 1994.
- 39 p. : col. ill ; 29 cm.
Take an afternoon nap, my baby -- Sleep, my baby, sleep -- Sleep until dawn -- Do not cry my child -- Kitty cat, kitty cat -- Raindrops are falling from the skies -- Baby darling, sleep now gently -- Sleep thou, baby, baby sleep thou -- Sleep, my treasure -- Go to sleep, go to sleep -- Tu, tu, ti little one -- Hush-a-bye, hush-a-bye -- Hush, little baby.
Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal.
A collection of twenty-one sleep rhymes from seventeen different countries. Each lullaby is illustrated by an artist native to the country and is presented in its native language along with a translation in English.