Two-mom and two-dad families are among the varied family types shown in this jazzy little book by Carole Boston Weatherford, who has won an NAACP Image Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, and a Caldecott Honor for her previous work. Each page of this volume uses a line from a classic Motown hit to illuminate a gentle scene of family life. Weatherford, a poet as well as a prose author, weaves the lines together to form a whole, as parents and kids snuggle, read, bathe, dance, and more.
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.
Backmatter indicates which songs the lines are from, and offers a sentence of insight into the background of each one.
While the lines could simply be spoken, much fun will be had, I think, by those who know the songs (or are motivated to learn them) and can use the pages as prompts to launch into their own family renditions. Sweet and delightful, with important representation of Black queer families.
