{"product_id":"brown-sugar-baby-christmas-joy","title":"Brown Sugar Baby Christmas Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is Brown Sugar Baby's first Christmas! When the three Aunties swirl in, full of love and sweetness, Baby is the center of family joy and new traditions. Award-winning Kevin Lewis does it again, writing another lyrical and relatable celebration of unconditional love. This African American family is full of warmth and celebration, and reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas. Perfect keepsake gift for baby's first Christmas. Grandparents will make memories with their grandchildren, too!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuly 4, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKevin Lewis is the author of many children’s picture books for toddler and early elementary grades including the classics \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChugga-Chugga Choo-Choo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Truck is Stuck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (both illustrated by Daniel Kirk), Halloween favorite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Runaway Pumpkin, Lot at the End of My Block, Dinosaur Dinosaur, Tugga-Tugga Tugboat,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Inside This House.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKevin grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Rembert, South Carolina. Around the third grade, he fell in love with books, and by middle school, Kevin was a bit of a reading recluse. Books carried him through high school and Erskine College, where he studied English. A children’s literature course he thought would be an easy three credits ignited his passion for children’s books, a passion that led him to New York City and his first publishing-related job at the legendary bookstore, Books of Wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor over two decades, Kevin has been one of the most highly regarded children’s book editors in the industry. At Scholastic Inc., he worked with Dav Pilkey on the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaptain Underpants.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e At Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers, where he served as an Editorial Director, Kevin worked with a veritable who’s who of authors and illustrators including Laurie Halse Anderson (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFever 1793, Chains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Spike and Tonya Lee (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease Baby Please\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spiderwick Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Derek Anderson and Lauren Thompson (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Quack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Alex Sanchez (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainbow Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Jim Benton (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranny K. Stein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) Angela Johnson, Kadir Nelson, Cynthia Rylant, and Loren Long. As an Executive Editor at Disney Press, Kevin developed and produced the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampirina Ballerina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series and edited books by Matthew Cordell, Barney Saltzberg, and Chris Barton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2018, Kevin became an agent for the Erin Murphy Literary Agency, primarily focusing on writer-illustrators and diverse voices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese days, Kevin lives in Newburgh, New York in a two hundred year old farmhouse with his husband, Phil and dog named Kat. Most of the time, you’ll find him gardening in the yard, biking around the Hudson Valley, or sitting on the back porch (which often doubles as his office).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49915124744514,"sku":"","price":6.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/bsbxmas.jpg?v=1729564049","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/brown-sugar-baby-christmas-joy","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}