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A Story About Afiya by James Berry

€14,95
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  • A Story About Afiya Children's Book by James Berry Immerse yourself in this joyous celebration of childhood wonder and imagination....
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    A Story About Afiya Children's Book by James Berry

    Immerse yourself in this joyous celebration of childhood wonder and imagination. Written by the late Jamaican poet James Berry, A Story About Afiya captures the magic of childhood through its beautiful language and illustrations. People often have many dresses, but Afiya only needs one. She wears only one outfit, an enchanting white dress that enhances the beauty of her ‘fine black skin’, summer clothes that she wears and washes every night.

    But this is no ordinary dress, each day the dress collects an imprint of the wonders she passes along the way, from sunflowers to butterflies, and fish to falling leaves. Each day the dress is a joyful celebration of childhood, by morning the outfit is white again, ready to start fresh making more magnificent memories.

    Author: James Berry

    Illustration: Anna Cunha

    Age: 4-6 years

    32 pages - Hardback

    Printed on FSC certified paper with non petroleum based inks

    Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asain, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.

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A Story About Afiya by James Berry

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Sarah
A beautiful read

One of the things that stood out to me in this book was the beautiful colour palette used throughout then book. Such lovely colours throughout. An easy flowing read about Afiya and all the fun and adventures she has.

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Bex
A beautiful flowing tale of adventures and childhood

This book is truly stunning, full of beautiful illustrations and poetic prose. The words wind a wonderful web of a tale, all based around Afiya, a playful little person who loves to explore in her white dress. The illustrations bring such life to the words, and little people of all ages will adore looking at these and making a story of their own.

As we live in a rural area which lacks diversity, we love books which bring stories and images and colour into our living rooms. A Story About Afiya was perfect for this and meant we could have some wonderful discussions about the differences in the landscapes of the book versus those near us. Also, about the beauty in diversity, both biodiversity and ethnicity.

I feel this book will stay a favourite in our house.

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Poppy M
A dreamy story of childhood imagination

My daughter turns 4 this month and absolutely loved reading this book together. The poetic style combined with dreamy illustrations makes for a truly special read. She loved seeing all the wonderful things that imprinted on Afiyas dress and we spoke about which we would most like to wear. She also noticed that in all bar one of the pictures Afiyas eyes are closed, we wondered if this is because she is dreaming of her adventures and these were her memories. The final page shows her in bed with a colourful tree growing from her sheets and my little one said this was a dream tree.

I've found her going through the book with her doll and talking to her about each dress which was very sweet.

A really lovely book, one I'm sure we'll enjoy for many years to come.

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Robyn
This book is magical

This book is magical! The type of book I know my daughter will want to share with her kids. It reminds us to notice the details in every day and is the reason my little one loves to dance around in her white dress. We love Afiya!

Lantana Publishing

Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.
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