Lullaby (For a Black Mother) "Here's to going to bed

"Here's to going to bed completely satisfied

'A Slice Of Paradise' deals with some deep issues

he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates

Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters

the creator of the Shorty Award-winning hit series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Lullaby (For a Black Mother) "Here's to going to bedMy little dark baby, My little earth thing, My little love one, What shall I sing For your lullaby?" With a few simple words as smooth as a song, the poet Langston Hughes celebrates the love between an African American mother and her baby. The award winning illustrator Sean Quallss painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness and whimsy. In the end, readers will find a rare photo of baby Hughes and his