Hush!: A Gaelic Lullaby

by Carole Gerber

Book Overview

This charming lullaby contrasts the fierceness of a coastal storm with the warmth and comfort of a baby's home. Family members prepare for the weather and then gather around, soothing the baby with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879085577
• ISBN13: 9781879085572
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Family love

Hush! tells the story of a baby crying and its extended family busies itself to get their house ready for a storm. One brings in the wash, one gathers in the sheep, one closes the shutters, one builds the fire, etc.--all the while, another family member holds the crying baby. At the end, as the storm rages outdoors, the loving family (including grandma and grandpa, brother and sister, father and mother) gathers around the cradle where baby is finally sleeping. It's told in verse with the refrain of "Hush!" throughout. It's a wonderful "new baby" gift because of the baby on the cover and a great toddler book. My son loves the rhyme and repetition and always says the last line with me: "the family gathers close around/as baby sleeps at home."