Acelebratedillustratorreinventsafamiliarlullabywiththisstoryofababywhowillnotstopcryingandabigsisterwhotriestohelp.Hush,littlebaby,don’tsayaword,Papa’sgonnabuyyouamockingbird....Ababywhohowlsallnight,parentsattheirwits’end,apeddlerwhosewagonisfilledwithtoysandanimals,andabigsisterwhoaccidentally-on-purposestartsitall--thesearetheplayersinthisdelightfulandoriginalinterpretationofatimelessfolktune.MarlaFrazee’sstory-in-picturesisaperfectlullabyforallrestlessbabiesandtheirexhausted,lovingfamilies.