In the hollow of your hand : slave lullabies / collected by Alice McGill ; pictures by Michael Cummings.

Author/creator McGill, Alice
Other author Cummings, Michael, 1945- , illustrator.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 sound disk (4 3/4in.)
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Subjects
Children's poetry, American--History and criticism. --Juvenile literature.
American poetry--African American authors. --History and criticism. --Juvenile literature.
Lullabies, English--United States. --History and criticism. --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Music. --History and criticism. --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Intellectual life. --Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons--United States. --Intellectual life. --Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American.
American poetry--African American authors.
Lullabies, English--United States.
Slavery--Juvenile poetry.
Mother and child--Juvenile poetry.
African Americans--Juvenile poetry.
Sleep--Juvenile poetry.

Contents Sumtimes I rocks my baby -- Lil' girl sittin' in de briar bush -- Every little bit -- Go to sleepy -- Dip-dap dudio -- Watch and pray -- Rock de cradle, Joe -- Who dat tappin' -- Dese lil' toes -- Liddy lay low -- Great big dog -- Big-eyed baby -- Hush-a little baby.
Abstract A collection of lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come.
LCCN 97020269
ISBN0395857554
ISBN9780395857557