Jimmie Davis was a well-known recording artist and one of the biggest country music stars of his era. On February 4, 1940 he recorded You Are My Sunshine which immediately became an international hit. Caroline Jayne Church was a bestselling author and illustrator. Some of her bestselling titles include I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, How Do I Love You? (Je t'aime comme...) by Marion Dane Bauer, You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis, and Good Night, I Love You (Bonne nuit, je t'aime!).