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  Text copyright © 2010 by Jane Yolen

  Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Ruth Sanderson

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Yolen, Jane.

  Hush, little horsie / by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. — 1st ed.

  p. cm.

  Summary: Rhyming text assures foals that their mothers are watching over them while they leap on a farm, frolic on a beach, gallop on a plain, and sleep in a stall.

  ISBN 978-0-375-85853-6 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-375-95853-3 (lib. bdg.)

  ISBN 978-0-307-97663-5 (ebk.)

  [1. Stories in rhyme. 2. Bedtime—Fiction. 3. Horses—Fiction.] I. Sanderson, Ruth, ill. II. Title.

  PZ8.3.Y76 Hus 2010

  [E]—dc22

  2008030184

  Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.

  v3.1

  For Nora Bartlett because she loves horses

  —J.Y.

  For my daughter Morgan

  —R.S.

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Dedication

  First Page

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Hush, little horsie,

  Asleep on the farm.

  Your mama is near

  And will keep you from harm.

  She’ll watch when you run,

  And she’ll watch when you leap.

  And when you are tired,

  She’ll watch as you sleep.

  Hush, little horsie,

  Asleep on the plain.

  Your mama will shade you

  From sunshine and rain.

  She’ll watch when you gallop,

  She’ll watch when you leap.

  And when you are tired,

  She’ll watch as you sleep.

  Hush, little horsie,

  Asleep by the sea.

  Your mama stands guard

  So your dreams can run free.

  She’ll watch when you frolic,

  She’ll watch when you leap.

  And when you are tired,

  She’ll watch as you sleep.

  Hush, little horsie,

  Asleep on the moor.

  Your mama is close—

  That’s what mamas are for.

  She’ll watch when you play,

  And she’ll watch when you leap.

  And when you are tired,

  She’ll watch as you sleep.

  Hush, little horsie,

  Asleep in the stall.

  Your mama is waiting

  In case you should call.

  She’ll watch when you prance,

  And she’ll watch when you leap.

  And when you are tired,

  She’ll watch as you sleep.

  Hush, little darling,

  Right here on the bed—

  You cuddle your horsie

  While stories are read.

  When lights are turned out,

  Into dreams you both leap.

  Then I can watch faithfully

  While you’re asleep.

  Jane Yolen has written more than three hundred books, including Owl Moon, winner of the Caldecott Medal, and the New York Times bestselling How Do Dinosaurs …? series. Her work has garnered some of the most prestigious awards in children’s publishing. When she is not writing, Jane composes songs and works as a professional storyteller. She is the mother of three grown children and a grandmother of six.

  As a child, Jane was crazy about horses, though she knew only the ones who drew the hansom cabs in New York City’s Central Park. But once her family moved to Connecticut, she got her chance to ride Lipizzaners, the magnificent “airs aboveground” horses. She has never forgotten the feeling of riding such powerful, beautiful, and well-trained steeds.

  Jane now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

  Ruth Sanderson has illustrated books for children of all ages, including the Horse Diaries series and the Stepping Stone Books Summer Pony and Winter Pony. She lives with her family in Easthampton, Massachusetts, and her favorite hobby is horseback riding.

 

 

  Jane Yolen, Hush, Little Horsie

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