ACHUKA Book of the Day 4 sep 2026
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
ISBN: 9781915659934
See also (by the same author-illustrator team):
The Summer Puppy [ACHUKA Book of the Day 20 Jun 2025]
The Panda’s Child [ACHUKA Book of the Day 10 October 2023]
A third Book of the Day recommendation for this author-illustrator team. As this is very much a book for reading aloud, and Jackie Morris’s lullaby is loosely poetic rather than tightly rhyming and rhythmic, I would recommend the adult read it to themselves beforehand.
A mother sings to her child, describing the ways wild creatures across the world lull their babies to sleep – whales in the sea, fledgling ospreys in their nest, bear cubs in their ice den, seals on the shore, ponies on the heath, the snow leopard family in the high rocks, and tigers in the deepest jungle.
The lyrical story (“written for my grandchild, Cai, and for all young dreamers”). is enriched by Cathy Fisher’s gorgeous animal paintings, realistic yet magical, evoking a sense of tenderness and peace across our wild world.
Follow Cathy Fisher on
View this post on Instagram
💤 Happy Publication Day to A Wild Lullaby 💤
A perfect good-night world in which a mother sings her babies to sleep: from ospreys in the nest, to seals on the shore, bears in their ice den and many more!
Congratulations Jackie Morris and Cathy Fisher! ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/KHVsDFZdzd
— Otter-Barry Books (@OtterBarryBooks) September 3, 2026
Leave a Reply