The Book of Lullabies: Wonderful Songs and Rhymes Passed Down from Generation to Generation for Infants & Toddlers

By John M. Feierabend

Book Overview

Including the text and musical notation of 80 lullabies that have withstood the test of time, this book will inspire joy, and laughter in infants and toddlers. The book features songs in English as well as in Japanese, Russian, Yiddish, Spanish, French, German, and several other languages, with English translations. Favorites such as Brahms' "Lullaby," "Hush, My Baby Don't You Cry," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" are just a sampling of the numerous multilingual, multicultural soothing songs that lull children to sleep.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579990568
• ISBN13: 9781579990565
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: GIA Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

It's never too early to introduce your baby to good music

I didn't get this book until my daughter turned 14 months old. I wish I had it earlier then she would be introduced to more than just "Rock-a-Bye, Baby" for her first 14 months. Now, every night, I sing three of four different songs to her from this book. My favorites so far are "All the Pretty Little Horses," : All Through the Night," and "Huna Blentyn (Sleep, My Baby)." The music notation is great for me, a musician, to practice sight singing when trying to learn a new tune. I think this is a great book and I am looking forward to buy more song books from the First Steps series.

Perfect for someone who can read music

I can't read music and was just hoping for a book of simple songs to sing to my baby. This has a lot of lullabies from other countries and that I have never heard before the book. Since I can't read music, they don't do me a lot of good. If you can read music, this would be a beautiful book.

A Great Collection of Lullabies

An almost comprehensive collection of lullabies from around most of the world. None from Native America or the Pacific Islands. Both music (the melody line) and lyrics are provided. This is a great book for those who wish to sing to their child Those interested in the lullaby as a music form, perhaps the earliest songs of humanity, will find this collection very useful, but information about the sources is lacking. I read music and can play most of these on Native American flutes, and I am sure the player of any instrument could play them as well. The chording is not indicated, but any musician can figure out what chords to play to accompany a singer or someone playing these simple tunes.

Wonderful collection

I love this collection of lullabys. It contained all the lullabys that I knew but didn't know the words to. It also contained several that I had never heard before but have since become part of our bedtime routine. It is beautifully notated and easy to read, however you should be able to read music to make use of this book.