Page 82 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 21

Book Review

More books from Kunda Kids
creative collaboration between 2na-
cheki and Kunda Kids that seeks to
bring fun, progressive and inclusive
stories to children across Africa and
the rest of the world.

Book author, Linda Omare, had this
to say about the book, “I wanted
to write about something that is
familiar to me but also to reach out
to other children who have some-
thing that’s different about them to
let them know that being different is
not something bad, it’s what makes
them special. We want children to
accept their hair, their skin tone and
body sizes and those are some of
the things that you learn from Maua
and the Garden of Plenty.”
As a couple, the founders of Kunda
Kids had struggled to find enough
books for their son about Afrika’s
ancient history and culture, so they
decided to create their own and have
since published several high-quality
books, starting with content that is
based on Afrikan history.

Kunda Kids co-founder, Oladele
Olafuyi said, “We take a lot of time
to put in the research to write qual-
ity stories. When you have a good
story, everything else becomes easy
from there. We decided to start with
books because we want to make
sure the next generation of kids
grow up seeing themselves in books
and reading Afrikan stories. Going
forward we will be telling these sto-
ries in all our Afrikan languages, and
will also be releasing a mobile app
soon where Afrikan bedtime stories
are available at your fingertips.”
The 2nacheki and Kunda Kids will
continue to collaborate on more
books in the near future.

To find out more about the book
or to make a purchase, visit www.
kundakids.com

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