Honey Baby Sugar Child

A mother expresses her everlasting love for her child in this warm, poetic picture book.

I'm gone always be yo sweet Ma'Dear, and you gone always be my baby.

Alice Faye Duncan's playful, affectionate text and Susan Keeter's tender paintings will touch your heart and soul.

Hardcover.

About the Author
Alice Faye Duncan is the author of several books, including the classic NAACP Award-nominated board book, Honey Baby Sugar Child, and Just Like a Mama. Ms. Duncan is a school librarian in Memphis, Tennessee, and conducts writing workshops for parents and educators. Her latest picture book, Memphis, Martin and the Mountaintop, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.

Susan Keeter is a fine artist and illustrator with degrees in these subjects from Syracuse University. She illustrated The Piano by William Miller, which received the Best Picture Book Award from the Society of School Librarians International; and Tippy Lemmey by Patricia C. McKissack. Her paintings have been shown in both juried group shows and several one-person shows. Keeter lives in Syracuse, New York, with her husband, Seth, and their daughters, Sara and Emma.