Description
Celebrate family love with this heartwarming and soulful bedtime book perfect for toddlers 1-3 from the 2025-2026 Young People's Poet Laureate!
Shoo-be-do-wop along with your little one as you introduce them to the legendary music of the Motown era. Heartfelt text and whimsical illustrations will touch the hearts of sentimental parents and grandparents and will ensure little ones enjoy a jazzy drift off to dreamland. Sugar Pie Lullaby also includes delightful facts so that kids and caregivers can learn more about Motown legends together!
Baby love,
Little bitty precious one,
I was born to love you.
What else is there to do?
You are the sunshine of my life.
Morning, noon and night
All I do is thank God for you.
Product Details
| Publisher | Sourcebooks Explore |
| Publish Date | February 07, 2023 |
| Pages | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781728242521 |
| Dimensions | 10.3 X 10.3 X 0.4 inches | 1.0 pounds |
About the Author
Named the 2025-2026 Young People's Poet Laureate, Carole Boston Weatherford earned a BA from American University, an MA from the University of Baltimore, and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her more than eighty books have won the NAACP Image Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, and a Newbery Honor. She often writes about African American history, traditions, families and music. Weatherford is the winner of a Ragan-Rubin Award for Literary Achievement from the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Award for Literature. Formerly an English professor, she lives in Maryland.
Reviews
"Music by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and others rhythmically moves the book forward [and] amplifies the text's lyrical and loving message" -- Kirkus Reviews
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