[Dedication][FirstName],

we cherish every minute

spent with you.
Love, Mom and Dad[/Dedication]

To my mother, Marion Lyman Carlisle,

who has always sung to her children.

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Copyright 1997 by Sylvia Long.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in
any form without written permission from the publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4521-1467-5
Book design by Lucy Nielsen and Vandy Ritter.
Typeset in CG Bernhard Modern and Papyrus.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in pen and ink with watercolor.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
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Hush Little Baby

Sylvia Long

To my mother, Marion Lyman Carlisle,

who has always sung to her children.

This special keepsake was created just for you at My Chronicle Books, the place to find
one-of-a-kind gifts inspired by the distinctive, award-winning publishing of Chronicle Books.
To give your own personalized gift to someone special, visit www.mychroniclebooks.com.
Copyright 1997 by Sylvia Long.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in
any form without written permission from the publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4521-1467-5
Book design by Lucy Nielsen and Vandy Ritter.
Typeset in CG Bernhard Modern and Papyrus.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in pen and ink with watercolor.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Chronicle Books LLC
680 Second Street
San Francisco, California 94107
www.mychroniclebooks.com

Hush Little Baby

Sylvia Long

A Note from Sylvia Long

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 (a mockingbird, a diamond ring, horse and cart, etc.).
It seems much healthier to encourage children to find comfort in the
natural things around them and the warmth of a mothers love. This
belief was my inspiration for a new version, which I hope you will enjoy
as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Hush little baby, dont say a word,

Mamas going to show you a hummingbird.

Hush little baby, dont say a word,

Mamas going to show you a hummingbird.

If that hummingbird should fly,

Mamas going to show you the evening sky.

If that hummingbird should fly,

Mamas going to show you the evening sky.

When the nighttime shadows fall,

Mamas going to hear the crickets call.

When the nighttime shadows fall,

Mamas going to hear the crickets call.

While their song drifts from afar,

Mamas going to search for a shooting star.

While their song drifts from afar,

Mamas going to search for a shooting star.