Sugar Pie Lullaby
The Soul of Motown in a Song of Love
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Celebrate family love with this heartwarming and soulful bedtime book perfect for toddlers 1-3!
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stringing song titles together throughout this allusive picture book, Boston Weatherford creates a poem that pays tribute to Motown. Music by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and others rhythmically moves the book forward, while Cloud's soft-edged digital illustrations depict doting Black-cued caregivers and their multi-age charges in an array of domestic spaces and actions that map loosely to a typical nighttime routine. Figures dance to a record ("Baby love, little bitty precious one"); a play space sees some tummy time ("I was born to love you"); and a bubble-filled bathtub ("Shoo-bee-do-bee-do-bee-do-dah-day") leads to a series of cozy bedroom scenes of final snuggles and co-sleeping. Scattered throughout, stars, hearts, and music notes amplify the text's lyrical and loving message. An author's note and list of the featured songs conclude. Ages 4–8.
