Hush, Little Baby by Brian Pinkney.
The first day we checked this book out from the library, R had me read this book to her 10 or 15 times in a row (I genuinely lost track.) Every time we got to the last page, she would sign and say "more, more, more" until I started reading again from the beginning. The pictures are wonderful-- lively, vibrant, and lots of fun to look at.She also loves a different Hush Little Baby book-- this one written by Sylvia Long.
It's a board book Grandma and Grandpa gave her shortly after she was born, and J and I have sung this version of the song to her hundreds and hundreds of times before putting her to bed. She often pulls this book off of the shelf in her bedroom and requests it as her before-bed story. This version has mama showing her little baby different things around their house and backyard--appreciating the evening sky, a falling star, the crickets' song, worn teddy bear, and warm quilt, among others. The pictures are so sweet, and R loves to point out the hummingbird and lightning bug when they appear in the book.
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That was one of my favorite songs to sing to you all when you were little. I wonder if R remembers us singing that when visiting her as a little baby!! Gr K
ReplyDeleteI don't know if she remembers that specifically, but she definitely loves the book!
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