Guns N' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine' Reimagined as a Kid's Book

One of the most popular '80s songs of all time is being adapted into a children's book. Guns N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine", the first '80s music video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube, will be released as a picture book interpreting the lyrics of the song.

The book will follow the adventures of two young girls, Maya and Natalia Rose, inspired by the niece and daughter of GNR's longtime manager Fernando Lebeis who grew up touring with the band. Here is a recent trailer announcement on Twitter...

Presenting, Sweet Child O' Mine. The story inspired by the lyrics & turned into adventure in the new picture book. Pre-order today https://t.co/qtvl4PqGBi pic.twitter.com/bvGw7SSqqd

— Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) May 6, 2020

The book is being release by Jimmy Patterson and illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin. Release date is September 1 but preorders are available through Amazon which are currently at about half off the cover price of $18.99 (at time of this article's publishing.)