John Burningham’s tuneless lullaby begins with a series of short (one- to two-sentence) vignettes about tired creatures in need of rest. There is a mother cat, a baby, three tired bears, the man in the moon, and others. Each ends on the softest of notes: “Hushabye.” In the second half of this musical text, each creature finds a place to rest, affirming that all is well. Young children will love the drowsy cadence of this hypnotizing picture book. It ends with comforting words for the child listener that conclude, “Your head’s on the pillow. You’ll soon be asleep. Hushabye. Hushabye. Hush.” The vignettes are illustrated with black-and-white spot drawings on one page, and full-color paintings on the other. (Ages 18 months–3 years)

A lilting lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the moon. Each one weary, each one whispering 'Husherbye'. In the second half of the book we see each character curled up or snuggled down and tucked up and comfortable, each in an appropriate place, fast asleep and the reader reminds the listener that the time has come for sleep and invites them to rest their head on the pillow: Tomorrow's a new day. You will go to sleep now. HUSHER BYE HUSHERBYE HUSH.