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BOOK REVIEW: HUSH LITTLE BABY,
illustrated by Sylvia Ion, is set at Christmastime and
depicts a daddy doting on his toddler child. As Daddy puts
his finger to his lips to tell baby
his secret, the mockingbird is perched on his hat mocking him.
But the mockingbird takes the instructions to "hush" too
seriously and won't say a word. He refuses to sing. The
ring is so large that it fits around baby's wrist and causes
discoloration on the arm. Daddy quickly puts his hat on
baby's head and holds up a looking glass for the baby to see.
The next scene depicts the aftermath of an incident. The
mirror is broken and a silly billy goat has the hat in his
mouth. The story progresses in like manner. The horse
drawing their cart spies a carrot nose on a snowman. The
snowman was probably also made by Daddy to amuse Baby
since the snowman is now wearing Daddy's hat. The horse
makes a quick turn to eat the carrot nose and the cart tips
over. After their event-filled day, Daddy and Baby
snuggle down exhausted in a wing back chair. Of all the
gifts presented, the best of all is the time Daddy spends with
his baby.
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Hush little baby, |
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And if that mockingbird won't sing, |
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And if that diamond ring is brass, |
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And if that looking glass gets broke, |
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...And if that cart and bull turn over. |
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...And if that horse and cart fall down, |
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The end
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