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Hush!
By Minfong Ho |
ORDER -- Item #3213, Price $6.99
"A delightful, reassuring bedtime book with a unique setting."
"Exceptionally beautiful…A sure winner."
"Spirited…Children will find the animal sounds fascinating…Both soothing and stimulating."
"Gentle and poetic."
The child of Chinese immigrants, Ms. Ho grew up in a family that was forced to move several times because of political turmoil. This experience enabled her to empathize deeply with the Khmer refugees when she wrote The Stone Goddess.
Minfong Ho has studied at Tunghai University in Taiwan and at Cornell University, where she earned a B.A. and an M.F.A. She now lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband and their three children.
Book Description from the Library of Congress Summary
A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.
Comments from the Inside Back Cover
A Caldecott Honor Book
An American Library Association Notable Book
A Horn Book Fanfare Selection
- School Library Journal
- Pointer review, Kirkus Reviews
- Publishers Weekly
- The Horn Book
Background on Minfong Ho
Minfong Ho was born in Burma and grew up in Thailand. In 1980, during the massive influx of refugees from Cambodia, Ms. Ho became a relief worker in the refuge camps on the Thai-Cambodian border, where she helped set up a feeding program for malnourished children.
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