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Title details for Hey Little Rockabye by Buffy Sainte-Marie - Available

Hey Little Rockabye

A Lullaby for Pet Adoption

by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Ben Hodson
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Young and old alike will cheer and sing along with this heartfelt picture book about pet adoption based on a new song by Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.

In this tender and moving picture book, a puppy is looking for someone to love him. Will the girl who rescues him convince her parents to let her keep the little dog? Buffy Sainte-Marie advocates "putting the songs to work" and, like her other lyrics, Hey Little Rockabye conveys an important message about finding love and acceptance. Brought to life in charming illustrations by Ben Hodson, Hey Little Rockabye shares a not-yet-released song with the world for the first time.

With the release of the first-ever recording to coincide with the publication of the book, Hey Little Rockabye can now be read—or sung—by old and young alike for years to come.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 12, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781771644846

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 360
    • Text Difficulty: 1

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      March 15, 2020
      A lullaby picture book about pet adoption. While out for a walk, a child sees a stray dog being taken away in a van marked "animal shelter." Thinking about the dog day and night, the child wonders if the dog was "born on a cold winter day" or if "somebody threw [it] away." The child draws many pictures: of a sad dog in bad weather or a cage and of themself with a happy dog. After the child shows their parents the pictures, the whole family goes to the shelter to adopt the dog. The child assures the dog, "You didn't have no choice and you didn't get no vote, / When they dropped you off at the shelter, / All you had was your little fur coat, // But now you got somebody loves you." In a note, Saint-Marie shares that she sings this song for all her animals upon welcoming them home. Read aloud, the refrain, "You got somebody loves you," is extremely awkward; sheet music is appended for readers who wish to try singing. In Hodson's illustrations, the narrator's expressive face conveys emotion clearly, making readers feel sadness and love toward the abandoned dog. The child has brown skin, and their parents are an interracial couple. It's sweet and heartfelt, but it works better as a song than as a book. (Picture book. 3-7)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:360
  • Text Difficulty:1

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