Skip across the ocean - Floella Benjamin

Throughout the world, parents entertain and comfort children with play rhymes and lullabies, and every country has a unique store of them. Floella Benjamin has picked the best from six continents and nearly two dozen countries, bringing together familiar sing-a-longs and exotic folksongs previously known only through oral tradition. Divided into categories of lullabies, action rhymes, nature, and miscellaneous, these selections work equally well to soothe baby to sleep or for reading together in a nice comfy chair. Accented throughout by Sheila Moxley's creative illustrations, these songs come in both the original language (French, Spanish, Norwegian, Fanti, Yoruba, and others) and English translations.