Ho, M. (1996). Hush!. New York , NY
Why is Mother trying so hard to keep all the animals from making noise? This Thai lullaby is full of rhyme and onomatopoeia. Once the mother puts her child to sleep, she begins to hear different noises. The onomatopoeia in the book are the sounds of the different animals mother hears. From the frogs to the pigs to the elephants, all Mother can do is go around the village hushing everyone. Once everyone is quiet, Mother goes to sleep as well. By that time, baby is wide awake.
The rhymes and sound words played a huge part in making this story such a wonderful success. The village in this story has great color schemes (different shades of red and brown) and when added to the text, the illustrations give a sense of warmth.
-Caldecott Honor Book
-Caldecott Honor Book
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