Based on the idea that, when bedding down for sleep, children all over the world welcome the comforting sound of lullabies sung by people they love, this collection contains 21 sleep rhymes from 17 nations and republics. Each lullaby in the collection is presented in its native language (Thai, Italian, Yoruba, Welsh, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Abenaki, Spanish, Pashto, Finnish, Korean, Farsi, Luganda, Czech, Turkish) and is accompanied by an English translation. Illustrations of the lullabies are by artists native to the country of the lullaby's origin and capture the cultural essence of each lullaby. Most of the lullabies in the collection are traditional and have been passed along from generation to generation. Lullabies in the collection are from the countries of Thailand, Italy, Nigeria, Wales, Ukraine, Slovenia, Native America/Abenaki, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan, Finland, Venezuela, Republic of Korea, Iran, Uganda, Czech Republic, Turkey, and the United States. (NKA)