Sweet, Sweet Baby!

by Javaka Steptoe

A beautiful cloth book illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe, created especially for African-American babies!

My sweet baby,
My honey bun,
I love you forever,
My precious one...

With delightful text and illustrations of African-American children, this book also features six padded petals--each with its own color and texture--for babies to touch and explore. And in the back of the book is a Mylar mirror so baby can explore his or her own sweet face!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Love, African American

4 pages, Rag Book

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Son of the great John Steptoe, Javaka Steptoe won the Coretta Scott King Award in 1998 for his debut in illustration, In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great squeeze book for babies.

[Aiden · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the sweetest, most-loving, best children's books ever.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short and sweet ode celebrating the joys of what a new baby brings to those around them.

[Ms. Arca]

Wanted to love this. Found it way too simple and the illustrations which should be the highlight to be poor quality and blurry (at least in the board book version).

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a sweet rhyme of reassurance for a newborn infant showing the love for him by his mother and father and introducing the new human with comforting rhythm and bright beautiful visual delights.

[Josephine Savarese · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just purchased this book for friends who have a new baby, born last week.
It is delightful.
I am excited to share it with them.