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Pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter is the latest musician to receive her own Little Golden Book .
Sabrina Carpenter: A Little Golden Book Biography is now available to pre-order before its release on Sept. 1, 2026. The biography takes readers on the pop star’s path from a music-loving kid to one of the decade’s biggest talents as told through easy-to-read text and full color illustrations.
Designed for children while appealing to longtime fans, the picture book tells the story of Carpenter’s childhood in Pennsylvania to her eventual rise to fame.
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From publisher Golden Books, the 24-page pageturner has already hit Amazon’s children’s book charts even before its release date.
Created for readers ages 4 to 8 (though really a fun read for fans of all ages), the picture book details Carpenter’s life as a young girl with big dreams before embarking on a Disney Channel career that would eventually catapult her to pop-star heights.
Illustrator Beverly Johnson sketches colorful drawings of major milestones in Carpenter’s life, like a graphic of the Emails I Can’t Send album cover, the singer looking up at her sold-out arena, and the pint-sized popstar standing on stage during her Grammy acceptance speech .
The book also includes some other famous faces who have made an impression on Carpenter’s musical journey. In one illustration of Carpenter’s mom recording the young star singing, a poster of Miley Cyrus hangs in the background. And who can forget Sabrina Carpenter opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras tour in 2023 and 2024? The book features a drawing of the Espresso singer performing on stage alongside a guitar-playing Swift.
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The book is written by Cat Reynolds, who also authored Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography published in 2025. Carpenter joins many other music icons like Harry Styles , Taylor Swift , Prince , Elvis Presley , KPop Demon Hunters , Cher and Blackpink who’ve also been featured in their own dedicated Little Golden Books edition. The publishers also created Women Who Rock, Pop, and Hip-Hop!
Aside from spotlighting musicians, Little Golden Books also has kid-friendly biographies on Zendaya , Jenna Ortega , Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams .
As for Carpenter, the singer most recently teamed up with Madonna on the track “Bring Your Love,” from the Queen of Pop’s Confessions II album.
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