Wilhe'mina Miles — Dorothy Carter

It is frightening for Sugar Plum when her mama needs her help on the night the stork comes to visit. But her daddy is away, & there is no one else to go out into the dark to fetch Mis' Hattie. So Sugar Plum pushes her fears aside & faces the scary things of the night to get help for her mama. In this second book by author Dorothy Carter & illustrator Harvey Stevenson, Sugar Plum's bravery takes her beyond the realm of made-up explanations & nicknames as she learns about birth & grows into her true name -- Wilhe'mina Miles.