Where Black brilliance grows
Picture books where
the hero looks like your child.
Emeka is a seven-year-old girl from Brooklyn. Every page here is a real page from the printed book.
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My Crown
A story about loving the crown you were born with
Emeka wishes her hair could swish like the other girls’. But when Mommy takes her to The Carter, she discovers something wonderful — her puffs aren’t wrong. They’re a crown, passed down and reaching for the sky.
Printed in runs of 12.
The Keepsake Books
Small books made at the kitchen table — about her hair, about being brave, about a friendship that has to survive a new school. These are the ones people ask for by name.
Hardcover keepsake books. Pre-order now — pre-orders are what pay the printer.
The Best Present
The best present wasn’t under the tree.
The House That Smiled
Everyone said the house at the end of Maple Street was haunted.
Best Friends, No Matter What
Will we still be best friends?
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