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Product Description Children and adults will be transported to a tropical dreamland with Dr. Carolan's lyrical text and illustrations by award-winning Kauai artist, Joanna F. Carolan. The book comes with an audio CD by GRAMMY® Award Nominee, Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, which includes her rendition of Brahms' Lullaby sung in Hawaiian and English. Amy is accompanied by the award winning sounds of Ken Emerson on slack key guitar. About the Author Dr. Carolan was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is a pediatrician in private practice on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Dr. Carolan is the author of "Ten Days in Hawaii, A Counting Book", "B is for Beach, An Alphabet Book", and "Where Are My Slippers? A Book of Colors". He is married to Kauai artist, Joanna F. Carolan. From AudioFile What a perfect read-along for bedtime, with its mellow narration, gentle guitar music, and background sounds of twittering birds, shushing waves, and chirping tree frogs. Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom sets the mood with her Hawaiian-accented voice and soothing, playful reading. It's also a great introduction for young listeners to some of the special aspects of Hawaiian culture--cute watercolor illustrations in the accompanying book show hibiscus flowers, paniolo horses, geckos, and nenes all getting ready to sleep for the night. The audio presentation, though, is what really stands out--the CD even includes a lovely Hawaiian-language version of Brahms' ³Lullaby,² sung beautifully by Gilliom. The whole package will inspire sweet dreams, for sure. J.M.D. 2008 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine