This book contains a lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby. 1997 Caldecott Honor Book

A New York Ttimes best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake silent and alone winds and watches. David Elliott s graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade s exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view the world of the family farm."