River Rose and the Magical Lullaby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Book cover | |
| Author | Kelly Clarkson |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Laura Hughes |
| Language | English |
| Series | River Rose |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | October 4, 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 978-0-0624-2756-4 |
| Followed by | River Rose and the Magical Christmas |
River Rose and the Magical Lullaby is a children's picture book written by American singer Kelly Clarkson, first published by HarperCollins on October 4, 2016. Illustrated by Laura Hughes, the story centers on a little girl who was too ecstatic to fall asleep on the eve of her first trip to the zoo. The book debuted at number 7 on The New York Times Best Sellers List for Children's Picture Books.
It's a big day for River Rose as she is about to visit the zoo. But when she is too excited to fall asleep the night before, it takes a magical lullaby from her mom to send her off on a dream and musical adventure—soon River Rose is hopscotching with the hippos, slip-sliding with the penguins, and dancing with the big brown bears.[1]
Background and publication
River Rose and the Magical Lullaby was inspired by Clarkson's daughter,[2] whom she took to various international locations—such as Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and Australia, while in the midst of a promotional campaign for her seventh studio album, Piece by Piece in 2015.[3] Believing that her daughter was too young to be able to remember the places they visited, she wrote a variety of short stories to accompany a set of photographs she had filmed during their trips abroad for future use.[3] Clarkson later developed those stories into a picture book,[4][5] in which she remarked that she hoped that other children can also be inspired by it and know they that can achieve anything.[6]
On February 9, 2016, David Linker of HarperCollins acquired the worldwide publishing rights for the book from the Creative Artists Agency, which it plans to publish on October 4, 2016.[1][7] HarperCollins also announced an original lullaby recording written and performed by Clarkson would accompany the book in its release.[1][8] The book, released for sale on October 4, 2016, includes a link to a HarperCollins' website where the lullaby, "River Rose's Magical Lullaby", can be heard. The HarperCollins' website also directs the user to SoundCloud as a means to stream the recording. "River Rose's Magical Lullaby" was released as a promotional single digital download to online music stores or available to stream through music streaming services.
On October 3, 2016, the day before the book's street date, a lyric video for the book's lullaby was uploaded to Clarkson's official YouTube channel.
