Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Wee Reads: You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis, Caroline Jayne Church (Illustrator)

When Finn was born we loved to read to him and decided to start a special feature on our blog just for his books. Now we have Juniper to read to and thought we would revive the feature with her books.
 
You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis and illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Series: Standalone
Genre: Children's
Format: Board book
Published: January 1st, 2011 by Cartwheel Books


What it's about
Illustrated by the best-selling artist, Caroline Jayne Church, finally this classic song is becoming a children's board book!

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.

Lovingly illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church, the bestselling artist from I LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH, this is the first of her new three book song series. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE has become well-known and well-loved by parents and children everywhere. Using the uplifting chorus, this board book with a foil cover is perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or any day!

Mama Thinks:
You Are My Sunshine is one of Juniper's favorite songs for us to sing. It always calms her down. And now she loves looking at the pages while we sing to her. It's a beautifully illustrated and bright book with adorable babies in it. We love how shiny the cover is too.

Our favorite pages:




About the author:
Caroline Jayne Church studied graphic design in college. She has worked in every field of illustration, but is best known for her children's book illustrations. She illustrated numerous books including I Love You Through and Through written by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, How Do I Love You? written by Marion Dane Bauer, and You Are My Sunshine written by Jimmie Davis. She also wrote and illustrated several books including Ten Tiny Toes, I Love You Goodnight, I Am a Big Sister, and I Am a Big Brother. She died on April 25, 2018 at the age of 55.


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