Brown Sugar Baby

by Kevin Lewis (Author) Jestenia Southerland (Illustrator)

Brown Sugar Baby
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Brown sugar baby, dark eyes spark bright with glee...Pie of my eye, stay right here with me. This lyrical first book in the Brown Sugar Baby series is a celebration of the powerful love and protective, comforting instincts of a mother for her child. Its soothing rhythm and tender rhymes are highlighted by whimsical and charming illustrations that are perfect for storytime. Relatable, lyrical story for parents and their little girls and boys to read together time and time again Beautiful illustrations, featuring an African American family, will keep kids engaged throughout the story Sturdy board book pages are easy to grasp, great for children practicing fine motor skills Poetic rhythm and rhymes encourage language patterns and development amongst toddlers Perfect for baby showers, birthday gifts, Mother's Day, and more! At Cottage Door Press, we believe in creating stories that reflect the boundless possibilities of all children. We hope to create books that inspire little ones to connect, encourage them to dream, give them cause to celebrate, and allow them to see themselves beautifully reflected in the stories they read.
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$9.99

Review quotes

The conversational tone of the text echoes of traditional African American poetry in the style of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Well suited for cozy lap readings, this board book will be a welcome addition to many families' shelves in the early days of child rearing. - Kirkus Reviews

— "Kirkus Reviews"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781646384105
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Cottage Door Press
Publication date
March 15, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Picture books
Board books
Infants
Illustrated works

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