Lullaby (for a Black Mother)

With graceful words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between a mother and her baby. This picture book edition is a gift to share.Award-winning illustrator Sean Qualls's painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness. 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."My little dark baby, / My little earth-thing, / My little love-one, / What shall I sing / For your lullaby?" Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780547362656 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Clarion Books Publication Date: 03-19-2013 Pages: 32 Product Dimensions: 10.10h x 9.10w x 0.50d Age Range: 4 - 7 YearsAbout the Author The American poet Langston Hughes (1902-1967) penned many well-known poems, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too, Sing America," and "The Dream Keeper." Sean Qualls received a Coretta