Illustrator’s agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers. A quiet but welcome introduction to the writer’s work for the very young. Swirls of grass and celestial orbs embellish daytime scenes, while the lights of tall buildings join with the stars above to form a backdrop for several nocturnal spreads. With graceful words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between a mother and her baby.
“Moon,/ Moon,/ Great diamond moon” shows the white-gowned, long-haired mother floating among the clouds, holding her son up so he can see the shining disk in a dark, gray-blue sky. Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain makes still pools. He renders “A necklace of stars” with a bird flying around mother and child, leaving a trail of stars around the woman’s neck. Qualls (Freedom Song) keeps his artwork simple, painting a series of spreads that hew closely to the words. The poem’s images of night and innocence are well suited for a picture book, too. Harlem by Langston Hughes Theme Several themes are present in Harlem. “A quiet but welcome introduction to the writer’s work for the very young.“My little dark baby,/ My little earth-thing,/ My little love-one,/ What shall I sing/ For your lullaby?” Hughes wrote this poem more than 80 years ago, but its playful language and informal lines sound startlingly fresh and modern. Langston Hughes captures this reality of life for many African-Americans through this small and powerful poem. “A wonderful celebration of both love and poetry.” ( School Library Journal) April Rain Song by Langston Hughes - Famous poems, famous poets.
a biographical note, further reading, & complete lullaby. “Hughes’s classic lullaby gets a loving lift with Qualls’s graceful artwork.” ( Booklist) a song poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between an African American mother &her baby. Like little love-ones, this beautiful book is a treasure. In the end, readers will find a rare photo of baby Hughes and his mother, a biographical note, further reading, and the complete lullaby. The award-winning illustrator Sean Qualls’s painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness and whimsy.
With a few simple words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between a Black mother and her baby. Hughes’ classic lullaby gets a loving lift with Qualls graceful artwork in this picture book that shows a beautiful baby in its loving mother’s embrace, dancing in the night sky among the stars, floating on a chair in the clouds over the Harlem city lights, and celebrating the dark. By Langston Hughes, illustrated by Sean Qualls Lullaby (For a Black Mother) (Hardcover) By Langston Hughes, illustrated by Sean Qualls.
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