{"product_id":"hush-a-thai-lullaby-paperback","title":"Hush! a Thai Lullaby - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDori Chaconas learned story pacing from an early age while entertaining her younger siblings. The author of such picture books as ON A WINTRY MORNING, ONE LITTLE MOUSE, and MOMMA, WILL YOU?, she lives in Germantown, Wisconsin. Holly Meade has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including ON MORNING WINGS, THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, BLUE BOWL DOWN: AN APPALACHIAN RHYME, PEEK! A THAI HIDE-AND-SEEK, and HUSH! A THAI LULLABY, a Caldecott Honor Book. She lives in Sedgwick, Maine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinfong Ho was born in Rangoon, Burma, and raised in both Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand. Her parents are of Chinese origin, so she spoke fluent Chinese in her home, Thai in the marketplace of Bangkok and English in school. She was educated in Thailand and Taiwan, before moving to the United States to attend Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. There, she received her BA in Economics and History as well as her M.F.A. in Creative Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile attending Cornell University, Ho began writing her first short story, in an attempt to combat strong feelings of homesickness. She recognized that many Americans had false notions about life in Asia and she set out to change this by writing based on her own experience there. Her first short story eventually evolved into her first novel, \u003ci\u003eSing to the Dawn, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received first prize from the Council of Interracial Books for Children. Ho's later book \u003ci\u003eHush! A Thai Lullaby, illustrated by Holly Meade \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a Caldecott Honor Book, an ALA Notable Children's Book and \u003ci\u003eThe Horn\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHo's more recent children's book, published by Orchard Books in 2003, is \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Goddess, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the books in the First Person Fiction series. Ho gives a realistic, shocking interpretation that still remains appropriate for children. After spending three years in a Khmer Rouge labor camp, Nakri and her older brother are reunited with their family and escape to the refugee camps on the border of Thailand-and eventually, to America. Ho depicts the characters' adjustment struggles and memories of comforting past experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinfong Ho currently lives in Ithaca, New York with her husband John and children Danfung, MeiMei and Christopher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMinfong Ho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHolly Meade\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.09 x 10.03 x 8.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Clover Award (1998)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hush! a Thai Lullaby\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073937432783,"sku":"9780531071663","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/4734\/5615\/files\/04533a8d66eac4eead992ab5fe59a550.webp?v=1779210015","url":"https:\/\/www.shopsoutheats.com\/products\/hush-a-thai-lullaby-paperback","provider":"SouthEATS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}