Kunda Kids has announced two new titles, ‘Queen Moremi Makes a Promise’ and ‘King Alboury Cooks the Best Jollof’, to its collection, Africa’s Little Kings & Queens.
The publishing company established last year during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disclosed that the new titles would further boost efforts in diversifying children’s books in homes, libraries and schools globally and inspire young people about African history and culture.
The first book, ‘Queen Moremi Makes a Promise’ is written by Ayo Oyeku and was inspired by the legendary Queen Moremi of Ile-Ife.
Sokhna Ndiaye’s ‘King Alboury Cooks the Best Jollof’, on the other hand, is inspired by King Alboury, the last king of the great Jolof kingdom of Senegal.
Commenting on the new additions, Co-founder, Kunda Kids, Dele Olafuyi said: “With these new additions, we are making a continuous effort towards bridging the diversity gap in children literature to help preserve African history and culture in the minds of kids in Africa and the Diaspora. This is why we continue to partner with creative storytellers who can tell informative and engaging stories that make children feel represented and introduce them to new people and places that they can enjoy learning about.”
The company’s co-founder, Louisa Olafuyi, added: “The lack of African representation in children’s books is hugely problematic because when children’s literature and content, in general, fails to provide representations of individuals from different backgrounds, cultures and races, it breeds ignorance. This is why parents/guardians, uncles and aunties must buy such diverse books for their kids to help shape their worldview.”
The publishers disclosed that though the two books are currently not on sale, they can be pre-ordered on the Kunda Kids website.
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