Songs from
the Garden of Eden

Songs collected by Nathalie Soussana Music Paul Mindy, Jean-Christophe Hoarau
Illustrations Béatrice Alemagna

An extraordinary repertoire: 28 Jewish nursery rhymes, lullabies and songs originating from the Ashkenaze, Sephardic and Yemenite communities, collected by Nathalie Sousanna and admirably illustrated by Béatrice Alemagna. The lyrics in Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish and Arabic are first reproduced in the original alphabets, then transcribed into Roman characters and translated into English. Additional notes on the origin and cultural context of each song as well as on the Klezmer music are also included. The sweet children’s voices blending remarkably well with the adult’s voices are to be noticed.
Age: 2-7 / Pub date: 2009

Author

After successfully finishing her musical studies that earned her several prizes, Nathalie Soussana wrote and produced the shows À l’ombre de l’olivier, Romances de Paris and Silence on tourne and participated in the show Schubert et plus… si affinités staged at the Théâtre du Renard in Paris. She is also author of the album Berceuses et comptines de Babouchkao, published by Didier Jeunesse.

Illustrator

Béatrice Alemagna has published over twenty albums and has been awarded several prestigious prizes: Figures Futur de Montreuil (France), Attention Talent-FNAC (France), Prix Octogones (France), Prix Andersen (Italy), Prix Chronos (France), two selections for the Prix Baobab du Salon du Livre jeunesse de Montreuil (France), the Bologna Ragazzi Award in Italy (special mention), Prix de l’album illustré de Rueil (France) and the Book Award in Taipei (Taiwan).

Quotes from the press

“Traditional nursery rhymes in a new way”
THE JEWISH WEEK

“Eye-appealing collage”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“Stunning illustrations”
FORWARD

“The album speaks to multiple audiences, both children and adults, Jews and non-Jews alike “
THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS

Awards

Parents' Choice Gold Award

National Parenting Publications Association (NAPPA) Gold Award