Slumber Boat: A Lullaby

by Alice C.D. Riley

A lullaby about a baby who sails the sky in the crescent moon before returning home to mother

15 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Alice Cushing Donaldson Riley (1860–1955) was an American author and arts club founder. She is known for her children's poetry, stories, books, songs, and several one-act plays. She established art clubs and art centres in Illinois, including the Riley Circle, which led to the Drama Club of Evanston; she also inspired the Drama League of America, was a charter club member of the Garden Club of Evanston, and co-founded the Evanston Arts Center.

Her best known work was "Slumber Boat", a children's lullaby co-written with her dear friend Dorothy "Jessie" L. Gaynor.