tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post1872289061811244370..comments2024-03-28T06:07:19.165-07:00Comments on Saffron Tree: An Ode to a babyPraba Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-81115293782390087592021-03-15T06:00:27.242-07:002021-03-15T06:00:27.242-07:00You have done a great job on this article. It’s ve...You have done a great job on this article. It’s very readable and highly intelligent. You have even managed to make it understandable and easy to read. You have some real writing talent. Thank you. <a href="https://youtu.be/XaTGaSV5WNM" rel="nofollow">baby funny video</a>Jack sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096286309328822883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-90493483635769001142010-11-06T10:50:07.970-07:002010-11-06T10:50:07.970-07:00Both the topic and reviews, full of warmth and coz...Both the topic and reviews, full of warmth and coziness! A lovely collection. I will bring home the Thai one first, I think.<br /><br />Our favorite lullaby is Raffi's Goodnight Irene<br /><br />([ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/goodnight-irene-lyrics-raffi.html ])<br /><br />Foxes sleep in the forest <br />Lions sleep in their dens <br />Goats sleep on the mountainside <br />and piggies sleep in pens <br /><br />Chorus: <br />Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight <br />Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene <br />I'll see you in my dream <br /><br />Whales sleep in the ocean <br />Zebras sleep on land <br /><br />Hippos sleep by the riverside <br />and camels sleep on sand <br /><br />(Chorus) <br /><br />Coyote sleeps in the canyon <br />And birdie sleeps in a tree <br />And when it's time for me to rest <br />My bed's the place for me. <br /><br />(Chorus)<br /><br />I love the realistic connection it gives the child with nature and animals around.<br /><br />==========================<br /> And Vatsalyam is another favorite as well. We have our own made-up one...the quintessential "jo-jo-re, jo-jo-re"...(the repetitive words "jo-jo-re" sung to the soothing tune of thaa-le-lo in the same CD, the poor kids have had put up with as babies, toddlers, preschoolers...will go on till college probably,may be even grandkids!) :)Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-75973911459308159582010-11-01T21:27:09.568-07:002010-11-01T21:27:09.568-07:00Oh, the vatsalyam CD.. a good friend gifted it to ...Oh, the vatsalyam CD.. a good friend gifted it to me when I delivered Rasika, and we've enjoyed it, mostly in the car! Glad that you know about it and so thoughtful to bring it up here! For the others, its a collection of lullabies in the many regional languages of India sung by the popular Bombay Jayashree.<br /><br />Thanks Ranjani. Yes, Hush is a lovely book indeed, try it.Meera Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920643047652671176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-32252652167826637302010-11-01T21:17:58.804-07:002010-11-01T21:17:58.804-07:00What beautiful picks Meera..but I am already gravi...What beautiful picks Meera..but I am already gravitating towards HUSH..seems like such a lovely book :-).<br /><br />Lullaby books will be a big hit with my kids, as they cannot go to sleep any day without me singing to them, including the 8 year old big boy.(err...they don't think much of their father's singing !!)<br /><br />I sing "long long ago learned" few carnatic songs and when Sooraj was a year old, I came across Bombay Jayshree's "Vatsalyam CD". It is a fantastic collection of lullbaies from various regions of India. I learned a few songs from these and all these are helpng me to lull the kids to sleep these days :-)ranjani.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450770799790366871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-12600678098787045452010-10-31T12:23:41.969-07:002010-10-31T12:23:41.969-07:00@Art: Thanks. We love that song too, nice to know ...@Art: Thanks. We love that song too, nice to know that it is your lullaby.<br />@Sandhya: Lovely! That is exactly why there is no age grp mentioned. I still sometimes ask my grandma to sing:)<br />Thank you Vibha and Chox, and yes prayers are often sung, for the calming effect. The same grandmom always did that when I was a kid.<br />@ That is so sweet and very interestingly, how it carries bits of the culture neatly woven into it...<br />Thanks KM and Utbt.<br />@Utbt, glad to know you've enjoyed the book..isn't it wonderful?!Meera Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920643047652671176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-19774040128839828572010-10-31T08:30:58.753-07:002010-10-31T08:30:58.753-07:00Chox, wonderful point. I grew up with lot of praye...Chox, wonderful point. I grew up with lot of prayers as lullabies.<br /><br />Meera, Hush was such a hit at home when my second one was growing up. All of us would go HUSH while reading the book. Much like the child in the book, she was the kind of child who would put me to sleep and wander away :) It is a Caldecott honor book right? I liked the collage technique of art work in teh book.utbtkidshttp://www.utbtkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-54849224909997935732010-10-29T13:48:37.063-07:002010-10-29T13:48:37.063-07:00love the choice of books, M!
Could especially iden...love the choice of books, M!<br />Could especially identify with the mom who falls asleep at her own lullaby, leaving a wide awake baby :)<br />Looking for that book right away, and I see it is a caldecott one too.<br /><br />@Harini: A beautiful, soothing song that was...Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-27707950142842948522010-10-29T02:53:40.529-07:002010-10-29T02:53:40.529-07:00This has to be the sweetest review ever! The books...This has to be the sweetest review ever! The books are lovely, and so is the idea behind compiling them. <br /><br />My own children used to love the Ladybird book of Bedtime Rhymes (among others). I used to wonder why it included such hilarious poems as 'When Daddy Fell into the Pond', unless the idea was for the kids to laugh themselves senseless. One beautiful (and thankfully soporific) number was 'Sampan' by Tao Lang Pee. This s how it went (getting slower and lower towards the end for maximum effect):<br /><br />Waves lap, lap<br />Fish fins clap, clap<br />Brown sails flap, flap<br />Chopsticks tap, tap.<br /><br />Up and down the long green river, ohe ohe lanterns quiver<br /><br />Waves lap, lap<br />Fish fins clap, clap<br />Brown sails flap, flap<br />Chopsticks tap, tap.<br /><br /><br />PS Sorry about this voluminous comment,I got carried away!Harini Gopalswami Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370709023966510620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-73191512852009340182010-10-29T01:04:58.305-07:002010-10-29T01:04:58.305-07:00What a lovely compilation M!
Interestingly in Ind...What a lovely compilation M!<br /><br />Interestingly in India (and elsewhere too?), prayers are often lullabies also right?Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-92023473757291725352010-10-28T21:19:38.256-07:002010-10-28T21:19:38.256-07:00lovely post Meera. Full of love and warmth.lovely post Meera. Full of love and warmth.Vibhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251018763698523629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-42700191184406787062010-10-28T20:58:01.201-07:002010-10-28T20:58:01.201-07:00Oh, what a lovely post. The opening lines themselv...Oh, what a lovely post. The opening lines themselves caught my attention, as my 9 yr old too wants to cuddle up sometimes if she hears anywhere the song I would croon to her as she went to sleep when little. As she still wants to be sung to sometimes when she is feeling a bit under the weather.sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654489216158421654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-66502177391213193382010-10-28T20:43:36.859-07:002010-10-28T20:43:36.859-07:00The books sound beautiful and the
review is lovel...The books sound beautiful and the <br />review is lovely as well...<br /><br />The Karadi rhyme- Om shanti om - is a staple at home and seems to work wellartnavynoreply@blogger.com