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Daddy and me and the rhyme to be
2022
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Karma and her dad love making music together; they are the perfect team. But for his birthday, Karma decides to go solo on a special rap that's just for him. - (Baker & Taylor)

A perfect team, Karma and her daddy love to make music together, but when it’s time for Karma to write daddy a rap for his birthday by herself, she can’t quite get it right until she realizes she is never alone. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - (Baker & Taylor)

A humorous and heartwarming picture book from legendary musician Chris "Ludacris" Bridges about the special bond between father and daughter.

Karma and her daddy love to make music together! Karma sets up the rhyme and daddy finishes it. Together, they're the perfect team! But when it's time for Karma to write her daddy a rap for his birthday all on her own, she can't quite make it perfect. What rhymes with banana anyway? Told with heart and humor, Karma soon realizes that she never has to do anything alone as long as she has daddy by her side. - (Scholastic)

Author Biography

PARKER-NIA GORDON is a Tennessee-based illustrator who's always had an interest in drawing and painting. Her passion for illustration and storytelling inspired her to get a BFA at Ringling College of Art and Design. She has worked as a visual teacher for elementary school children but more recently has had the opportunity to work in many galleries and artist pop-ups around her city. She is the illustrator of the picture book Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be inspired by the Netflix serie Karma's World.
CHRIS BRIDGES, sometimes professionally known as “Ludacris,” is the creator of Karma’s World. He is also a successful actor, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist as well as one of music’s most successful recording artists. Chris currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. His love for his community led him to found The Ludacris Foundation (TLF), in 2001. This nonprofit organization seeks to inspire youth through education and memorable experiences and to uplift families and communities, while fostering economic development. For more information on TLF check out theludacrisfoundation.org.
Halcyon Person is a writer, director, and producer for everything from preschool to late night. You've seen her Emmy, Humanitas, and NAACP Award-nominated work on Nickelodeon, PBS, Netflix, Apple TV, TBS, and published in books for young readers. Her mission is to create work that centers those experiences underrepresented in media to foster greater understanding -- all through stories driven by humor and heart. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her son, her nervous dog, and her cranky cat. And when she's not writing, she's trying to figure out how to keep her tomatoes safe from (adorable) squirrels. - (Scholastic)

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A father and daughter find that the best way to write a song is together. Karma already knows she's bound to be a musical superstar, but she'll acknowledge that there is maybe someone out there who can share her spotlight—her daddy. A musician and producer, Karma's dad can make music out of everything they do together, from riding bikes to playing pretend. But for Daddy's birthday, Karma wants to write a song on her own to give him as a gift. The only problem is, they're used to riffing off each other, and Karma's not accustomed to rhyming on her own. "He makes me feel safe from when I sleep to when I wake" is a nice enough sentiment, until she finds herself left with "and at night he tucks me in under a giant pancake!" What's a co-writer to do without her other half? Based on characters from the Netflix series Karma's World, this original story from Person (head writer of the show) and Bridges (better known as rapper Ludacris) delightfully captures the frustration and occasional absurdity that can come out of brainstorming sessions. Though the beginning and end of the story are a little on the saccharine side, Act 2 is where the magic is. Gordon's colorful, cartoon-style illustrations are accentuated by big, bold, onomatopoeic words describing instrumentation and beatboxing. Karma and her family are Black. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Cheerful and charming. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus 2022 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.

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