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Lullaby (for a Black Mother) Board Book

Langston Hughes

This beloved poem by Langston Hughes, illustrated by the award-winning Sean Qualls, is an irresistible celebration of the love between mother and baby, now available in board book format.

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?"


Book Details

  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 28th, 2021
  • Pages: 20
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.40in - 6.69in - 0.47in - 0.45lb
  • EAN: 9780358566151
  • Recommended age: 03-05
  • Categories: Bedtime & DreamsAfrican American & BlackFamily - Parents

About the Author

Qualls, Sean: - Sean Qualls received a Coretta Scott King Honor award for his illustrations in Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford, and has published many other acclaimed books. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family. Visit his website at www.seanqualls.com.
Hughes, Langston: - Langston Hughes penned many well-known poems, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too, Sing America," and "The Dream Keeper." A renowned contributor to New York City's Harlem Renaissance, he died in 1967.

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Praise for this book

"Hughes' classic lullaby gets a loving lift with Quall's graceful artwork."
--Booklist

"A wonderful celebration of both love and poetry."
--School Library Journal

"A quiet but welcome introduction to the writer's work for the very young."
--Publishers Weekly

"Share with little ones needing a gentle lullaby."
--Kirkus

"Not all poems make for great picture book texts, but this one has just the right cadence and all the right line breaks for smooth page turns, especially when accompanied by Qualls's superb art showing the deep bond between a mother and her baby at bedtime."
--Horn Book --