The Sunshine Queens - by Sherri Shepherd (Hardcover)

About the Book

From Sherri Shepherd, this fun story celebrates female friendships and shows young girls the importance of cheering one another on! Award-winning daytime-television host, actress, and New York Times bestselling author Sherri Shepherd invites you to tag along with Chloe and her bubbly besties as they demonstrate the power of good friendships.

Book Synopsis

From Sherri Shepherd, this energetic and fun story celebrates female friendships and shows young girls the importance of cheering one another on! When Chloe leaves for her big performance on stage, the other Sunshine Queens stay behind to help one another--but will they make it in time to see Chloe perform?

The Sunshine Queens is the delightful debut children's picture book from award-winning daytime-television host, actress, comedian, and New York Times bestselling author Sherri Shepherd. Tag along as the fun-loving Chloe and her bubbly besties demonstrate the power of good friendships and showing up for one another.

Chloe and her best friends, known as the Sunshine Queens, made a pact to always support each other no matter what. But on one very special Saturday, a lot goes wrong and all at once! Can they help one another and still make it in time for Chloe's theater performance? Watch the fun unfold and be inspired by the Sunshine Queens' love for one another.

This picture book

• is for ages 4 to 8;
• includes stylish illustrations from Tanisha Cherislin;
• is for fans of Taraji P. Henson's You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) and Reece Witherspoon's Busy Betty; and
• is a great gift for the first day of school, birthdays, or Christmas.

With her signature wit and joy, Sherri Shepherd emphasizes how we can accomplish more together. Life is so much sweeter--and a lot more fun--when we have strong friendships!

Review Quotes

Four besties known as the Sunshine Queens rely on mutual care to overcome a series of challenges in this busy telling. The ample action takes place over the course of a single day, beginning with the bunch's welcoming one friend's new puppy and concluding with their attending another's dance performance. As the pals prepare for the show, the pup's hijinks threaten their timely departure, but teamwork, including a last-minute feat of group glamming, saves the day. Shepherd's unadorned prose establishes the quartet's commitment to one another ('They were always there for each other, come rain or shine. But when they were together, it was almost always shine!'), even as abundant names and details read more like enthusiastic personal anecdotes than plotted-out narrative. Patterns, textures, and crisp outlining add dimensionality to Cherislin's illustrations, which appropriately shine with a sunny brightness. Characters are portrayed with varying skin tones. Ages 4--8.--Publishers Weekly