Mama's Bayou.

Mama's Bayou. Mama's Bayou Dianne de Las Casas, author Holly Stone-Barker, illustrator Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster St., Gretna, LA 70053 9781589807877, $16.99 www.pelicanpub.com "Mama's Bayou" is a Cajun lullaby of creature soundsembedded in darkly colorful collages that carefully catalog eachcreature of Mama's bayou whose night sounds lull baby to sleep.Even the Cajun fiddle (played by a playful big bayou bear) is includedin the sounds of baby's lullabayou. Called a symphony of words,"Mama's Bayou" educates the child about bayou wildlifeand vegetation while calmly rocking her/him to sleep. "Mama'sBayou" is a tribute to "the sweet symphonic sounds" ofMother Nature on the bayou, and is perfect for children from birth toage 4 or even older.