![]() And, though I’m sure the illustrations are wonderful, I did not miss them because the imagery - “necklace of stars” and “bright diamond moon” - are so evocative. I had to listen to this lullaby as a song, instead of reading the book. Illustrated by Sean Qualls (copyright Sean Qualls) illustration from Lullaby for a (Black) Mother, written by Langston Hughes, Beautifully evocative and satisfying. Like the words, the illustrations flow across the page, showing the love between mother and child that carries them beyond the city into the sky of moon and stars and clouds and sun, then home again to a now-sleeping child held close in a mother’s arms. ![]() ![]() A note about the poet tells us that Hughes was inspired by music, and the words of this lullaby sing themselves off the pages. Published as a picture book in 2014 and illustrated by Sean Qualls, the book is a celebration of love between a black mother and her baby. Lullaby for a (Black) Mother by Langston Hughes is a poem from his 1932 collection The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. So we thought we’d take a trip with some of those lullaby books, and a few more besides. What better time to think about lullabies, those songs we sing to our babies to help them sleep? Research has shown how similar lullabies are all around the world in the sounds and rhythms they use to soothe babies. ![]() Phyllis: Winter in the north is made of longer and longer nights. ![]()
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