A popular artist offers glowing illustrations of favorite night poems and lullabies from such authors as Robert Louis Stevenson, Nikki Giovanni, and William Blake, along with many traditional works, and includes simple melodies for guitar or piano. Books for bedtime are always popular with children (and tired parents!) who want one more story before turning off the lights. Michael Hague has selected and illustrated an exquisite collection of 51 poems and lullabies for bedtime or naptime. The familiar favorites are all here, as are lesser-known works from Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Wise Brown, Nikki Giovanni, Jack Prelutsky, and many others. Hague's intricate, luminous art is a perfect complement to the selected poems and lullabies, 26 of which have musical notation at the end of the book. Sleep, Baby, Sleep would make an excellent baby gift or first birthday present for the sleepy-eyed little one on your list. (Ages 1 to 4) Ages 3-5. This collection of 26 lullabies (simple piano or guitar music is provided in a separate section) includes old favorites as well as new songs. More interesting than the lullabies is the roundup of 25 "Night Poems," featuring work by Christina Rossetti, Jack Prelutsky, and Nikki Giovanni, among others. Hague remains a better illustrator of plants, animals, toys, and elves than of babies and children, but his sweet artwork will please many readers. Mary Harris Veeder This collection of 51 bedtime rhymes is divided into lullabies, night poems, and musical arrangements for piano and guitar.... Classics from Mother Goose, Kipling, and Robert Louis Stevenson, as well as contemporary favorites, are included. -- School Library Journal