The Peter Yarrow Songbook: Sleepytime Songs - Hardcover

Yarrow, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402759622 ISBN 13: 9781402759628

Publisher: Union Square Kids, 2008

Synopsis

Lullaby and good night. Peter Yarrow’s gentle voice will lull children to sweet dreams with these 12 beautiful and timeless sleepytime songs. It’s the perfect goodnight combination, with a book of lyrics to read aloud before little heads hit the pillow, and a CD providing soft, beautiful accompaniment to quiet the most animated child. Terry Widener’s lovely art captures such iconic nighttime moments as a moon smiling down, a mother rocking her baby, and magical animals flying in the sky.

Parents and kids will enjoy sharing a quiet musical moment together before falling fast asleep.  

 

Included in the book and CD:

 

All Through the Night  ·  Puff, the Magic Dragon  ·  Ol’ Blue  ·  All the Pretty Little Horses  ·  Hush, Little Baby  ·  Kum Ba Ya  ·  The Water Is Wide  ·  Down in the Valley  ·  All My Trials  ·  On Top of Old Smokey  ·  Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?  ·  Brahms Lullaby

About this title

From Booklist:

Yarrow, best known as the Peter of Peter, Paul, and Mary, here offers a wonderful compilation of bedtime songs, complete with a CD. Beginning with a warm introduction from Yarrow about singing to children, the book continues with two-page spreads containing the lyrics of the songs, set against Widener’s imaginative art, filled with angels, children, and families. Not all the songs say “nighty-night.” Along with “Hush, Little Baby” and “Brahms’ Lullaby,” Yarrow includes “On Top of Old Smokey,” “Down in the Valley,” and “The Water Is Wide,” selections that may seem odd until one listens to the CD. Yarrow, along with his silver-voiced daughter, Bethany, croon them in such a sweet, quiet way that all their songs become lullabies. For “fellow pickers,” Yarrow offers the lyrics separately with chords; and for those who want further information, a history of each song is included. Looking for more? A companion volume, Favorite Folk Songs (2008), contains winners like “Skip to My Lou” and “Sloop John B.” Preschool-Grade 2. --Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square Kids
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1402759622
• ISBN 13: 9781402759628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Widener Terry