Description
Cradle Me celebrates Native American families and shows how they carry their babies. This 14-page board book features facial close-up photographs of 11 infants wrapped in various cradle styles. Star Bright Books published this board book with the advice of the National Indian Child Care Association. As the back cover indicates Native American families carried infants safely, comfortably, and close to mothers in cradle boards. Each cradle board is personalized and decorated according to tribal designs and materials. The Nations represented include Paiute (cover), Ojibwe (smiling), Arapaho (frowning), Northern Ute (peeking), Pueblo (touching), Kootenai (crying), (Navajo), Shoshone (thinking and sleepy), Nez Perce (looking), and Yurok (sleeping). The book encourages readers to use their language when viewing this board book with their babies. An ideal board book for new parents.