Honey Baby Sugar Child [Hardcover]

Alice Faye Duncan (Author), Susan Keeter (Illustrator)

List Price:	CDN$ 22.95
Price:	CDN$ 17.20 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 5.75 (25%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Tuesday, May 29? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.

Product Details

Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (Jan 6 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689846789
ISBN-13: 978-0689846786
Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 21.3 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 408 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,496,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

From School Library Journal

PreS–Rhythmic, somewhat dialectal prose combines with Keeter's warm and expressive oil paintings to convey a sense of song and motion across the pages of this simple book. Heartwarming scenes of an African-American mother and child cuddling, playing, dancing, and napping together are sure to evoke powerful feelings of love, nurturing, and security in both parent and child. Pair this lyrical offering with one of these other stories depicting young children, mostly African American, within the context of a loving family: Trish Cooke's So Much (1994) and Full, Full, Full of Love (2003, both Candlewick); Ann Tyler's Baby Dance (1999); and Vera B. Williams's "More More More," Said the Baby (1990, both HarperCollins).–Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH

From Booklist

PreS. This picture book could have been published as a sturdy board book, but it's easy to see why a full-size, hardcover format was ultimately chosen: Keeter's satiny oil portraits of an African American mom and her handsome toddler deserve to be reproduced in large format. Setting off the warm skin tones with bright tropical hues, Keeter enfolds iconic moments of babyhood in a cocoon of burnt-sugar warmth and sweetness. There is something a bit off-putting in the smothering maternal impulses that sometimes surface in Duncan's text (this mom wants to squeeze and kiss her "sweet Puddin' 'n' Pie" until "the sugar's gone"). Still, the poetic narrative will especially appeal to many African American families for language that reflects the sounds and rhythms of their households ("I'm gone always be yo sweet Ma'Dear"), and the reassuring words and joyful images should touch an even broader audience. Jennifer Mattson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
Honey Baby Sugar Child, Lord knows I love you so. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Excerpt | Back Cover

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.ca

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Share your experience with this product with others

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com ^(beta)

Amazon.com: 4.0 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Because, April 8 2005

By The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Honey Baby Sugar Child (Hardcover)

"Honey Baby Sugar Child, Lord knows I love you so." This is the simple first line that begins HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD, a wonderful book that celebrates the love a mother has for her child. The warm and inviting illustrations mirror the sentiments of the storyline and help maintain interest. In a nutshell, the book is filled with various expressions of love that are realistic and full of emotion.

This book has become a part of a daily reading ritual with my toddler. Sometimes he turns the pages as I read and other times we act out some of the scenes. As a mother of a boy, I really appreciate the fact that the child in the book is male; however, the story will appeal to readers of either gender. The story reminds parents of the importance of telling their children they are loved unconditionally, while maintaining a timbre that makes the book just plain fun to read.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay

of The RAWSISTAZ� Reviewers

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock while you Read!, Nov 7 2004

By Jay Bee - Published on Amazon.com

Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)

This review is from: Honey Baby Sugar Child (Hardcover)

This gem of a book was written to be read aloud. It reads like a snappy little song. I heard a librarian read it at the public library today and all the little kids left the reading singing, "HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD!" The actual plot is a mother's love declaration to her young child. Every new mother and newborn should experience the tenderness offered here. Every kid in elementary school should experience the unconditional love and affirmation in the text.

I am stocking up on this one for Chrismas Gifts if amazon can deliver. Otherwise, my friends' kids will receive this one for birthday presents in the '05.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars No, No, No!!!, Dec 3 2008

By T. Mosley - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Honey Baby Sugar Child (Hardcover)

I bought this book because I loved the illustration on the cover, and I trusted the reviews on Amazon. When we received the book the illustrations did not disappoint me, they are great. However, I can't believe this story was written by a librarian! Can we get a book about black kids that uses correct English? Seriously.

There were so many times in the book where the author could have replaced "Yo," with "Your" and "I see THEM cheeks," seriously, would it have changed the book if the author wrote, "When I see your cheeks," or "I see those cheeks."

I'm returning this book, because along with entertainment and building closeness with my child, books are supposed to assist in teaching them how to read and write -- and I don't want my child reciting "Yo" "Them" and "I'm Gone..."

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 9 reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars