NC Author’s Children’s Book Gets Glowing Review
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: August 26, 2011
Lullaby Link calls Sleep, Little Child “a lovely book
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August 26, 2011 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Sleep, Little Child, author/composer Marc Hoffman’s new children’s book with accompanying CD, has received a glowing review from Amy Robbins-Wilson, aka “The Lullaby Lady,” on the blog, Lullaby Link.
Calling the book and CD “lovely” Robbins-Wilson writes: “If you are looking for a wonderful bedtime message to read or sing before prayers this book is a true gift. Marc Hoffman is a wonderful musician who has put his loving energy into these pages.” After reading Sleep, Little Child, Robbins own child made the comment that, “When you’re not with me mom, I know that angels are watching over me.”
Robbins-Wilson added, “The book explains how God is watching over you while you sleep so you don’t have to worry about anything.”
Sleep, Little Child is based on an original lullaby Hoffman wrote years before he decided to turn it into a picture book. It answers a child’s question 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 all-instrumental version.
She concludes: “Sleep, Little Child is a wonderful addition to your child’s library and a great addition to your night time reading.”
Sleep, Little Child is published by Virillion Music of Salisbury and retails for $17.95. It is currently carried by The Literary Bookpost in Salisbury, NC, and on Amazon. For more information, visit www.sleeplittlechild.com and the book’s Facebook page. For more information about Marc Hoffman, visit www.marchoffman.com
UK Writer Gives NC Author’s Children’s Book High Marks
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: April 7, 2011
Sleep, Little Child
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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Sleep, Little Child Gets Rave Review
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: February 17, 2011
Midwest Books’ Bookwatch calls the book and CD “entrancing.”
February 16, 2011 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Sleep, Little Child, author/composer Marc Hoffman’s new children’s book with accompanying CD, has received a glowing review from Midwest Book Review’s senior reviewer Nancy Lorraine on “Bookwatch.”
Sleep, Little Child is based on an original lullaby Hoffman wrote years before he decided to turn it into a picture book. It answers a child’s question 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 all-instrumental version.
Calling the book and CD “entrancing,” Lorraine writes: “The rhyming lullaby lyrics are gently reassuring to the young child that while he goes to sleep, he is watched and cared for by his heavenly Father, as well as by his earthly father.”
She calls the book’s original watercolor illustrations by artist Tony Waters of Charleston, SC, “both appealing and inviting to prepare to embark for Slumberland. Little comical details of the boy’s favorite stuffed monkey — whose eyes wake and sleep in sync with the boy’s — will be carefully noted and cherished by sleepy toddlers.”
She concludes: “Sleep, Little Child is an ideal bedtime experience to offer to sleepy, squirmy children ages two through seven, to help them settle into sound and healthful slumber.”
Sleep, Little Child is published by Virillion Music of Salisbury and retails for $17.95. It is currently carried by The Literary Bookpost in Salisbury, NC, Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, and on Amazon. For more information, visit www.sleeplittlechild.com and the book’s Facebook page.
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Salisbury School of Music Adds Self-Publishing Class To Roster
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: February 2, 2011
Sleep, Little Child author Marc Hoffman will share what he has learned about book, music publishing.
February 1, 2010 (SALISBURY, NC) – As increasingly fewer traditional publishing houses are willing to work with unknown authors, more writers — and musicians — are self-publishing their work.
One of those writers/musicians is Marc Hoffman, founder and artistic director of the Salisbury School of Music. Through his own label, Virillion Music, Hoffman has published CDs, scores of sheet music, and, most recently, the first of a series of children’s books based on his original music, entitled Sleep, Little Child.
Registration has begun for a special series of classes at the Salisbury School of Music on the process of self-publishing both music and books. The course, which begins Monday, March 7th at 7:00 PM, will cover all aspects of the process from selecting a format for a book and finding an illustrator, to Library of Congress registration and bar codes.
“Having successfully self-published a book and nearly 100 instrumental pieces and songs, I know that I can make this process much easier for others,” he said. “Starting from scratch is difficult. Getting the information from someone who is always self-publishing is a much easier path.”
From Scholastic Parents: “Why Babies Need Books”
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: December 29, 2010
They coo, they cuddle…but can they really enjoy books?
By Kate Jack
The answer is a resounding “yes!” As Gopnik, Meltzoff, and Kuhl, authors of The Scientist in the Crib note, “Babies know important things about language literally from the time they are born, and they learn a great deal about language before they ever say a word.” Numerous studies confirm that reading to infants not only boosts speech and language development, but overall intelligence as well. When you read to your baby, you set the stage for a lifetime of literacy.
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“Sleep, Little Child” Makes Holiday Giving List, Receives Praise From Reviewer
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: December 9, 2010
December 8, 2010 (SALISBURY, NC) – When the Salisbury Post asked the local independent bookseller, the Literary Bookpost, to suggest books that would make good Christmas gifts, children’s section director Daphne Safrit included Sleep, Little Child in her top picks.
In the Sunday December 5th edition of the Salisbury Post, Safrit called the new picture book “a unique gem of a find for little ones from local children’s author and composer Marc Hoffman that comes complete with a CD. Autographed copies are available for an added special touch.”
The Literary Bookpost also named Sleep, Little Child as its Picture Book of the Month for December. In September, it was the store’s bestseller and Safrit predicted it would be again during the holiday season.
And in upstate New York, book review Sally Owen, author of the blog “In My Opinion” calls Sleep, Little Child a “wonderful children’s book that is illustrated beautifully and holds a very special message for your little ones…I was thoroughly impressed!”
In My Opinion: “Sleep, Little Child” Review and Giveaway
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: December 8, 2010
December 7, 2010
By Sally Owen
I wrote recently about how my daughter LOVES to read. Now that she is a little older, she is way more interested in reading than ever before. I am a picky parent when it comes to what my children read. I am not a fan of Disney, Sesame Street, Dora, Barney, etc. (because we do not have a TV and my children do not know who those characters are anyway). So, what do I read to my children? Books with characters that are not TV characters and that have nothing to do with magic or fairy tales…books that have God in them and that promote wholesome, creative and productive thoughts.
The most wonderful book arrived in the mail the other day and I have the privilege of sharing it with you all today!
“Sleep, Little Child” is a WONDERFUL children’s book that is illustrated beautifully and holds a very special message for your little ones…
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Reviewer/bloggist Sally Owen reading "Sleep, Little Child" to her daughter.
Salisbury Post: “Books for holiday giving”
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: December 7, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010 
We asked our local independent bookseller, Literary Bookpost, to offer suggestions of books that would make good Christmas presents….
Sleep, Little Child, by Marc Hoffman — A unique gem of a find for little ones from local children’s author and composer Marc Hoffman that comes complete with a CD. Autographed copies are available for an added special touch. (A story about Hoffman’s adventure as a writer appeared in the Post on Aug. 28).
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Sleep, Little Child: Salisbury Musician Publishes Children’s Book
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: November 18, 2010
Bill Morris
Based on an original lullaby, the book includes a CD of the song.
By Bill Morris
After graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the pianist, composer and singer Marc Hoffman went off to California and England – with stops at many more points in between – to play music and expand his artistic skills. But he always returned to his hometown, Salisbury.
Now, with the publication of his children’s book, Sleep, Little Child, Hoffman has returned to a lullaby he wrote and recorded nearly a decade ago, for reasons that are mysterious even to him. 
The lullaby was one of the 12 songs released as the CD “Dream of God.”
“I had always wanted to write a lullaby,” Hoffman said, “and that CD was the perfect opportunity to give it a try.”
Marc Hoffman has written hundreds of songs, concert works, and jazz charts, and written and arranged the music for dozens of film and theater productions, so it’s not surprising that the song “Sleep, Little Child” soon found itself stored away in his musical attic. But it surfaced again, and became a family favorite, soon after his wife Anne gave birth to their daughter, August Ruth Hoffman.
Marc, Anne and August Hoffman
“I just naturally would sing to my baby, especially in the evening. And then it hit me that I had a lullaby of my own. I loved singing it, and August [now four] has always loved the song, too,” Hoffman says.
“But maybe she’s biased,” he adds with a laugh.
Author Squad Bookshop To Host “Sleep, Little Child” Signing, Performance
Posted by: Kim Weiss on: November 17, 2010
Author/musician Marc Hoffman brings his new children’s book to Huntersville
November 1, 2010 (HUNTERSVILLE, NC) – Musical composer-turned-author Marc Hoffman will bring his new children’s book and CD, Sleep, Little Child to the Author Squad Bookshop & Publishing Center in Huntersville, NC, on Friday, November 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The child-oriented book signing will include a reading of the book, Hoffman’s live performance of the original lullaby on 
which the book is based, and other family-fun activities. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to the event.
Sleep, Little Child, with accompanying CD, is the first in a series of children’s books planned by Salisbury, NC, native Marc Hoffman, with illustrations by Tony Waters of Charleston, SC. Through simple verse, gentle music and compelling illustrations, the book answers children’s questions about who is watching over them while they sleep.
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