4th Annual KC Children's Book Fair

4th Annual KC Children's Book Fair

On Sunday July 14th, 2024, I had the pleasure of being a part of the 4th Annual Children's Book Fair. The event was hosted by The Urban Literature Collaboration at the KC Urban Youth Academy. The co-founders of the urban lit collab were Christle Reed and Jessi. These ladies went out of their way to make each author feel welcomed and at home. There kindness meant so much to me because it was my first book fair and definitely not the last. Before the event got started, I casually walked around to learn a little about each author. I was delighted by the creativity I saw as I walked up to each table. Also, every author was more than willing to talk to me. As I shot videos, I saw the joy in each author as they cheerfully showed and explain their books. Also, the author's explained the concept and the purpose for writing their books. The impressive list of authors included: Krystal the Creative, Dayonne Richardson, Lutisia Taylor, Crystal Everett, Rochelle Slaughter, Joycelyn Strickland-Egans, Robin Humphrey, , Michelle Peppers, Toni Brown, Jessica Horne, and Christle Reed. After the event got started, I met parents, children of all ages and educators. The children were excited, and the parents were relieved that there were books for children of all ages. This realization made me feel good because children need to be introduced to books early in life. After the introduction then a child can develop a lifelong craving for books throughout their entire life. The saying is true "The more you read the more you know". Also, books are important especially in our world today. So many of our children are not reading up to grade level because of "The Pandemic. It is our responsibility as a community to get our children where they are supposed to be. As adults we understand the challenges our children are going to face without the proper skills to navigate through life. I was proud to be a part of this event as one of the voices to say to our children "we got your back". Bravo to the Urban Literature Collaboration for a job well done!!!! All books by these authors can be purchased on Amazon!!
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