Name: Lullaby (for a Black Mother)
ISBN: 9780547362656

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Lullaby to Share

Langston Hughes’s tender words and layered artwork make this a quiet celebration of mother and child.

Come here for

A lyrical tribute to the bond between mother and baby
Painted and collaged art by Sean Qualls

Expect

The complete lullaby, plus a rare photo of Hughes as a baby
A biographical note and further reading

Book Details

Authors: Langston Hughes
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: March 19, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Theme: New Baby Stories · Mother's Day
Reading lane: New Baby Stories

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Publisher Categories

Bedtime & Dreams
US: African American Stories
Family Stories
Multigenerational Families

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Parent-Child Stories
Girls & Young Women
Places / General
Big Feelings

About This Book

With graceful words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between a mother and her baby. This picture book edition is a gift to share. 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...

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With graceful words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between a mother and her baby. This picture book edition is a gift to share. 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?"