Nia’s Special Day, A Picture Book
Nia’s Special Day follows our young hero as she explores her neighborhood and the people in it. This is a picture book about family, perseverance and surprise.
Hard at Work: Kuumba’s Workshop
“Don’t Bother Daddy. He’s Working,” says Umoja. But Nia can’t resist taking a peek. His workshop is full of strange and interesting things. There’s an old guitar, hand carved and painted wooden toys, strange drawing utensils, a colorful cube, and even a couple of goats. While it may look as if Kuumba’s taking a…
Nia’s Bedtime Stories
Way past her bedtime but the stories need told. They’ve heard them before but they never grow old. Nia loves her stuffed animals; plushies, squishies, and furries and such. Little do her parents know, when it’s late at night and no adults are around, the creatures come to life in her imagination. She tells them…
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ASHE: We Speak the Names of Our Ancestors
During our Kwanzaa celebration we speak the names of our ancestors and say Ashe (ah-SHAY). This last year has been a difficult time for all of us and we’ve lost quite a few in our community. this piece is my way to recognize them. 🙏 🙏 🙏 I started working on this piece earlier this…
Faces of Ujima: A Study
Ujima’s one of my Kinara’s Children characters that doesn’t get enough attention. My last couple of posts have featured him. In this one he gets the expressions treatment. So far I’ve done Nia, Imani, Umoja and Kuumba and if you’ve paid attention you may notice that each set has been done a bit differently. With…
It’s All About Kuji
It’s been all about Kuji so far this year. Starting with Kuji’s Bookshelf and moving on from there. So here’s a four image master post, short on words but long on Kujiness. Enjoy. Are you hip to the bookphone challenge? Neither was I but Kuji wanted to play, so… Still exploring Kuji’s bookshelf with…
Kuji’s Bookshelf: My Lethal Weapon is My Mind
My lethal weapon is my mind Kuji always rolls in with her mental guns blazing. When she arrives on campus next year she’ll be well prepared. She’ll go there to learn, not to be bamboozled by ignorance or muddled thinking. Pity the fool who tries to prop up their reactionary opinions against Kuji’s well-researched facts. You can pat her…