Lullaby (for a Black Mother)
Lullaby (for a Black Mother)
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Lullaby (for a Black Mother)

Written by Langston Hughes & illustrated by Sean Qualls
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4 - 7
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32
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Mar 19, 2013
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“My little dark baby, / My little earth-thing, / My little love-one, / What shall I sing / For your lullaby? With a few simple words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between an African American mother and her baby. The award-winning illustrator Sean Qualls’s painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness and whimsy. In the end, readers will find a rare photo of baby Hughes and his mother, a biographical note, further reading, and the complete lullaby. Like little love-ones, this beautiful book is a treasure.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780547362656
    Publication Date
    March 19, 2013
    Publisher
    Houghton Mifflin
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012025484

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