Songs from the Garden of Eden: Jewish Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes [With CD (Audio)] - Hardcover

by Nathalie Soussana (Author), Beatrice Alemagna (Illustrator)

Celebrate Jewish culture with 28 nursery rhymes, lullabies and traditional songs. An extraordinary collection of Jewish nursery rhymes, lullabies and traditional songs originating from the Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Yemenite communities. Lyrics in Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish, and Arabic are first reproduced in original alphabets, then transcribed into Roman characters and translated into English. Additional notes on the origin and cultural context of each song and a description of klezmer music are also included. The musical picture book is accompanied by a CD featuring 28 songs. WINNER OF THE PARENTS' CHOICE GOLD AWARD

Author Biography

Nathalie Soussana is the author of several musical picture books, including Songs from the Vanilla Trail, Children's Africana Book Award-winner Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees and Parents' Choice Gold Award-winner Songs from the Garden of Eden. She's also written several musicals, including À l'ombre de l'olivier, Romances de Paris, and Silence on tourne. Béatrice Alemagna has published more than 20 titles and received several prestigious prizes including a special mention for the prestigious Ragazzi Award sponsored by the Bologna International Children's Book Fair. In 2021 and 2022, she was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in Illustration.