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Book Review of Hush Little Baby

Hush Little Baby
Hush Little Baby
Author: Sylvia Long
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Paperback
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A gentle re-telling of the famous lullabye.

Note from the author:
"As much as I love being an artist, my favorite and most important profession has been being a mother. I sang and read to my children, just as my mother sang and read to me. One of the songs that has bothered me as an adult is the original version of "Hush Little Baby." In it, a mama offers her baby comfort by promising to buy him or her all sorts of things. It seems much healthier to encourage children to find comfort in the natural things around them and the warmth of a mother's love. This belief was my inspiration for the new version, which I hope you will enjoy."