Carole Boston Weatherford
BIO
Poet and author CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD earned a BA from American University, an MA from the University of Baltimore, and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has written more than 40 books and has earned many awards including the NAACP Image Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, and a Caldecott honor. She often writes about African American history, families, traditions, and jazz. Weatherford is the winner of a Ragan-Rubin Award for Literary Achievement from the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Award for Literature. She lives in North Carolina and teaches at Fayetteville State University.
She is a HBCU professor who has authored over 60 books. Carole’s books have won NAACP Image Awards, Coretta Scott King Awards, Caldecott Honors and a Newbery Honor. Her latest releases are You Are My Pride: A Love Letter from Your Motherland, A Creation Story, and Sugar Pie Lullaby, a celebration of the Motown Sound.
SUGAR PIE LULLABY: THE SOUL OF MOTOWN IN A SONG OF LOVE
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!

SUGAR PIE LULLABY: THE SOUL OF MOTOWN IN A SONG OF LOVE