Dream Songs Night Songs from Belgium to Brazil

by Patrick Lacoursiere, Sylvie Bourbonnière (Illustrator)

Overview

A dreamy bedtime story and 13 lullabies from around the world. The sounds of lullabies from Belgium to Brazil resonate within the folds of this musical picture book. Drift away to places like Italy, Cameroon, Indonesia, Seychelles, Israel, Germany, and Occitania with soothing melodies sung in their original language. A bedtime story presented in English, French, and Spanish, and dreamlike illustrations reflect each song's subject and country of origin. Performers Bïa, Marco Calliari, Hart-Rouge, Paul Kunigis, Penny Lang, Luc Lopez, Muna Mingole, Zal Idrissa Sissokho, and Lynda Thalie share their culture with warm vocals and harmonies, supported by musicians playing more than 30 different instruments. Includes a CD (and unique digital download code) featuring 13 songs. WINNER OF THE PARENTS’ CHOICE RECOMMENDED AWARD

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782923163321
Publisher:	The Secret Mountain
Publication date:	11/01/2008
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Patrick Lacoursière is a producer and journalist originally from Saskatchewan. He is the author of the award-winning three-part collection Dream Songs Night Songs, published by The Secret Mountain. Sylvia Bourbonnière’s illustrations have been published by The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and People Magazine. She has also illustrated several children’s books including Tales from the Isle of Spice and Contes d’Afrique.

Editorial Reviews

"Inspires the imagination, explores world cultures and soothes tired little souls into dreamland."—CANADIAN FAMILY

From the Publisher

PreS

Little ones will relax and fall asleep to 13 lovely, soothing lullabies. These mostly traditional tunes come from such diverse places as Indonesia, Senegal, Algeria, Israel, Cameroon, the Seychelles, Canada, Germany, Italy, and the United States. All the songs are in their native language except for the final one that is sung in English. Noted vocalists include Marco Calliari, Lynda Thalie, Idrissa Zal Sissokho, Luc Lopez, Muna Mingole, the Canadian folk-pop group Hart-Rouge, and others. The musicians perform beautifully on a variety of exotic instruments. Patrick Lacoursière wrote the words (in English, Spanish, and French) for the accompanying bedtime story book about a journey to unknown lands, and Sylvie Bourbonnière created the stylized, muted paintings. The lyrics for each song are provided in English, French and Spanish. The enhanced CD includes PDF files with printable illustrations for each song and lyrics in the original language. A fine lullaby compilation.-Beverly Bixler, San Antonio Public Library, TX

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