Hush-A-Bye-Baby

Visual Interpretations

Intimidation - Should we frighten the child?

The Gentle Touch - Can they save the baby?

Comforting or Ominous? - Wait and see

Interdependency - For good or ill

Will the Cradle Fall? - Unknown future

Baby Pig - Animals need safety too

Wide-eyed Baby - Blowing in the Wind

Textual/Historical Information

Native American Joseph Bruchac's research on this rhyme reveals a Native American version with a lovely warm ending.

http://www.violence.de/tv/rockabye.html This is A Time Life Documentary (1970) Executive Producer: Lothar Wolff now available online called Rock-a-Bye-Baby with a summary text.

http://www.downingm.freeserve.co.uk/rhyme066.htm This link offers and alternative version of the rhyme.

Versions and Variants

Textual Versions and Variants - A complete listing of the versions and variants of this rhyme

Visual Versions and Variants - A comparative listing of all associated within Eclipse

Rhyme Specific Bibliography

Opie, Iona , and Peter, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes . New York : Oxford University Press. 1951.

Thomas, Katherine Elwes. The Real Personages of Mother Goose . Boston , MA : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. 1930.