Drift Upon a Dream: Poems for Sleepy Babies

. Charlesbridge Publishing, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-57091-577-2

Traditional lullabies pair with soporific stanzas by John Foster, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Eleanor Farjeon and others in Drift Upon a Dream: Poems for Sleepy Babies, edited by John Foster, illus. by Melanie Williamson. The full-bleed paintings and spot illustrations in finely brushed outlines and soothing colors feature tired tykes and teddies as sunsets give way to comforting, starry skies. .

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