Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World

Throughout the world, parents entertain and comfort children with play rhymes and lullabies, and every country has a unique store of them. Floella Benjamin has picked the best from six continents and nearly two dozen countries, bringing together familiar sing-a-longs and exotic folksongs previously known only through oral tradition. Divided into categories of lullabies, action rhymes, nature, and miscellaneous, these selections work equally well to soothe baby to sleep or for reading together in a nice comfy chair. Accented throughout by Sheila Moxley's creative illustrations, these songs come in both the original language (French, Spanish, Norwegian, Fanti, Yoruba, and others) and English translations.

Floella Benjamin Obe is an iconic children's television presenter, producer, actress, and author who for over 30 years has dedicated her life to making children happy and campaigning for their well-being. She has written over 20 books including Skip Across the Ocean, My Two Grannies, and My Two Grandads, for Frances Lincoln, as well as her acclaimed two-part autobiography, Coming To England, which was made into a film for BBC TV in 2003, and The Arms of Britannia, of which the Daily Telegraph said, "Few other books are as enlightening - or as important - as this one."