Parents will find the Gauguin-style artwork appealing and the subject matter useful for discussions about culture, language, music and musical instruments. The opening page instructs us on the pahu, the ipu heke and the pu'ili and these island instruments appear again in the gentle swaying story about a child who is rocked to sleep by the lovely sounds, sights and smells of a gentle Hawaiian night. Mmmm. Hula Lullaby is also a very good way to put a toddler to sleep.