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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Hush! A Thai Lullaby


Ho, M. (1996). Hush! A Thai Lullaby. Illus. H. Meade. New York, NY: Orchard Books.

Brief Annotation: Mama wants to put her baby to sleep. But the animals are all being too loud. Will she succeed in hushing the mosquito, the lizard, the cat, etc. so that her baby can rest?

Genre: Picturebook, verse

Grade Level: K

Readers who will like this: young readers, students who enjoy repetitive texts, children who love books with animals.

Response/Rating (1-4): **** With its repetitive rhyming text, and its surprise ending, this book is an enjoyable read-aloud, and one that will make kids want to chime in.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: When have you ever had trouble sleeping?

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