Moths with powdery wings so soft
gently stir the air aloft.
Their flitter-flutter lullabies
barely whisper, "Close your eyes."
So begins Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night, a gently rhyming book about the sounds of nature at night.
Willow branches bend with ease,
slowly dancing in the breeze.
Back and forth their long arms sweep,
shushing, shushing all to sleep.
The title occasionally appears in the verses but I wanted to show you, in particular, the softness of the words in this book because they are truly special. Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night is the perfect, calming bedtime read. You can read it in a hushed voice and it's incredibly soothing. I can easily visualize the sound of a parent's voice calming a fussy child as the book is read. It really is a lovely, relaxing rhyme.
Highly recommended - Gentle nighttime images and soothing rhymes make Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night a book that will undoubtedly rock a few fussy little ones to sleep. I read it to my cats, of course, since my grandchild is over 1,000 miles away. Izzy and Fi have never loved being read to but they blinked happily, a good sign that the book is relaxing even to fussy furballs. Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night is another new favorite. I closed it wishing I had a child to read it to.
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:) those excerpts could lull me to sleep. A lovely way to put poetry to use.
ReplyDeleteExactly! Wonderful use of poetry and so soothing. I can definitely imagine it helping a child nod off. I found it relaxing just reading it aloud.
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