Gary Dalkin calls the book and CD “charming.”
April 7, 2011 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Sleep, Little Child, author/composer Marc Hoffman’s new children’s book with accompanying CD, has received an enthusiastic review from UK writer and editor, Gary Dalkin.
Sleep, Little Child is based on an original lullaby Hoffman wrote several years ago for his CD, Dream of God. It answers a child’s questions about who will watch over him through the night after his parents are asleep. The author performs the lullaby on the accompanying CD. Other tracks include spoken-word readings and an instrumental version.
Calling the book and CD “charming,” Dalkin writes: “Hoffman’s text is simple, clear and direct, easing a child into sleep and promising that God is watching over him. Sleep, Little Child is just the right length to read to young children at bedtime, and short enough that parents won’t mind reading it over and over, as they are likely to be asked to do.”
Dalkin calls the book’s original watercolor illustrations by artist Tony Waters of Charleston, SC, “beautiful, serene, quietly joyful illustrations. Waters depicts a restful night as a young boy goes to bed, falls asleep and has dream adventures with his toy monkey, then wakes refreshed to a sunny morning.”
He concludes: “the love, attention to detail, and excellent manufacturing quality make Sleep, Little Child well worth the investment.”
Sleep, Little Child is published by Virillion Music and retails for $17.95. It is available at Amazon.com and at independent bookstores. For more information, visit www.sleeplittlechild.com, Facebook (http://on.fb.me/hTvovq), or http://www.garydalkin.com.
About the author:
Composer/pianist/vocalist Marc Hoffman received his degree in composition from the North Carolina School of the Arts and studied film composition at USC. He also attended The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England. His composition teachers have included David Ott, Leo Arnaud, Neil Hefti, and Sherwood Shaffer. A member of BMI and the American Composer’s Forum, he is also founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. He lives in Salisbury with is wife, Anne, and their daughter August. For more information on Marc Hoffman and his work, visit www.marchoffman.com. He is also available on Facebook (http://on.fb.me/eA0rUt), Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.me/marchoffman), and Twitter (http://bit.ly/dU3sXP).
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