Imagine a daily island hubbub with warm breezes, salt water and music flowing through towns and countryside. Twelve traditional French Creole lullabies and nursery rhymes from Haiti and Reunion pay homage to community, family ties, work, love and life’s passages. The melodies included celebrate history, language and culture, with sounds of indigenous instruments alongside performances of women, men and children. Colourful illustrations of tropical animals, magical characters, people and places complete this collection that whisks readers away on a fanciful journey. Lyrics appear transcribed in their French-Creole dialects and translated into English, followed by educational notes on the cultural background of each song.