Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures

Set to the lyrics of the traditional lullaby, a little girl spends a sleepless night helping her parents buy items to try to distract the wailing infant keeping them all awake.

This book was a family favorite, read again and again, as we lingered over the pictures filled with skillful character pantomime and wonderful Appalachian setting.

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#1550 in our old book database. Rated "Good" by Rod and Adelia.

This book made me laugh right out loud. The illustrations portray a baby that simply will not stop crying, and a family at their wit's end. The older sister is dealing with jealosy of a new child, but a great bit of frustrations as well because this baby just will not shut up. The illustrations show parents trying their best, and solidying the furtrations of their older daughter as well.

This is an old folk song, and the author, also the illustrator, does an incredible job. Each two-page spread has highly original illustrations.

Fortunately, in the end, it is the sister who is responsible for finally making the baby go to sleep and be silent.

I sang this song over and over to my babies, and, like Frazee, always wondered what kind of a story would be the best fit for it. She created a pretty good one. But what I really love is her style of art, especially as it brings alive the expressions on the father's and sister's faces as they deal with the events of the night.

That being said, some will love this, some will think it a waste of time. I won't recommend you do anything but consider trying it yourself, iff you're interested.

I love that this classic folk song is brought to life by my favorite illustrator's work. It gives the song so much more meaning, and I love this book for a folktale/folk song unit!

This book contains the text of the familiar folk song, which are accompanied by Frazee's hilarious illustrations that interpret and add to the text. There is an older sister in the story that eventually becomes the hero, comforting that baby who is never satisfied.

A hilarious book that teaches the song but also shows how the whole family is trying so hard not to wake the baby! The illustrations are playful and inviting.

This is a family favorite, the story told by the illustrations is priceless.