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| Author | Minfong Ho |
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| Illustrator | Holly Meade |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Awards | 1997 Caldecott Honor (illustration) |
Hush!: A Thai Lullaby is a 1996 illustrated children's book by Minfong Ho, illustrated by Holly Meade. It won a 1997 Caldecott Honor for Meade's illustrations.[1]
The book, as simple story in which a Thai mother putting her child to sleep asks the animals to hush, "Lizard, lizard,/ don't come peeping... ""White duck, white duck/ don't come beeping.... Can't you see that Baby's sleeping?" until all of the woodland creatures are sound asleep, as is the mother, while her child is still wide awake, became instantly popular as a bedtime story for very young children.[2][3][4]
- ^ Association for Library Service to Children. "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938–present". American Library Association. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Hush!: A Thai Lullaby". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Tell Me a Story: Folktales and World Cultures, Lewiston Sun Journal, July 26, 2011
- ^ "50 Of The Best Kids' Books Published In The Last 25 Years". Huffington Post. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.