John Carter Cash Shares Vibrant Family Legacy
If you're the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, it's only fitting that you take good care of the family legacy, right? When you're embedded in the sounds of traditional country music like that, and you've grown up with parents who had such an impact on the genre, it makes sense you'd want to share that story with children. Not just your own, but everybody's children. That's just what John Carter Cash has done, writing a children's book, Momma Loves Her Little Son.
From the title, it's pretty obvious what it's about -- growing up with June (and Johnny) by your side. Having read roughly 5,000 children's books in the past 14 years as a mother, I can say that this is a sweet, happy and healthy change of pace from some of the other storylines out there.
Illustrations by Marc Burckhardt bring this tale to life with a vibrancy and simplicity you rarely see in today's picture books. You can see for yourself in this animated video version of the book. And listen carefully to the song that accompanies the images. That's songbird Laura Cash, John's wife, who used to sing backup for June Carter Cash. So if there was ever a book that told the love story of Johnny and June, but was G-rated, this is that book. And now you can win an autographed copy, but hurry. The sweepstakes ends Monday (April 20).
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kaye says:
We no longer have the wee small children in our family or circle of friends, but I still appreciated the blog cuz I loved Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and that would extend to all their family members. I think this is a lovely blog about something NICE. THANKS!
peppersprout says:
This is one I will be buyin’ now to share as a future grandmama somewhere down the road in the next decade or so … my love for the Cash family is evident … what a treat to have a little gem like this to help pass their music/story on to the next generation of listeners/readers … thank you for bringin’ this treasure to our attention AB.