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Christal (C. L.) Holliday-Firmin is a wife, mother, award winning author, and poet. She’s known to blend her sense of humor and whimsical vision of the world into all of her work. She’s passionate about improving literacy while simultaneously promoting positive family imagery in children’s literature. Her book, You Can Have Your Cake And Grandparents Too!", is a heartwarming story about a young man who absolutely adores all 6 of his grandparents. I received an autographed cop

My debut children’s book, Dear Daughter was selected as one of the books of the month by Next Chapter Bookstore for inclusion in their book club. Next Chapter Bookstore is located inside of Ben’s Boyz in Greensboro, NC. Their book club is entitled Cornbread and a Book. My understanding is that yesterday was the young lady depicted in the photos first day of school and that she couldn’t leave the store without starting to read Dear Daughter. But not only that, she took time to

Shermaine Perry-Knights is an award winning project manager, instructional designer, educator, public speaker, and policy analyst. But more than that, she’s a wife, a military brat, and a fellow author who I am happy to call my friend. Those of you that don’t know her can read more about her by going here. Shermaine has taken it upon herself to provide comfort for children in Uvalde, TX by way of books. She has teamed up with fellow authors to raise funds to donate 600 books

Read Across America happened yesterday. Me and my Dad were invited to be guest speakers and readers at Casa (Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School). Casa is a 501c(3) charter school that offers a dual language curriculum and Montessori philosophy. Their approach to learning provides social, emotional, cognitive, and academic benefits to build a foundation for lifelong success. They build their students to be global citizens by strengthening their leadership and critical th

Libraries are important because they help promote literacy, provide books and resources to the public, etc. We were supposed to high five a librarian yes but I don’t play by the rules 😆. I want to high five Mr. Richard Ashby of, For Sto-Rox Library because he catalogued me and my dads books in Worldcat. His doing that made our books available to every library in the world. He also sponsored me and my dad to be members of The Black Caucus American Librarians Association (BCAL

Kim C Lee is a literacy advocate, children’s book author, content creator, and educator. Kim writes to illuminate the perspectives and experiences of African American children. She released her first children’s book, The Night Owl, in July 2020 and followed it up with a second book, Meet Frankie Jordan, in January 2021. I initially purchased this book for my daughter while visiting Ben’s Boyz. I’m nosy so I couldn’t help but read it despite it being a children’s book. I was b

Those of you that follow me on Instagram might have saw me introduce, Karter Johnson on November 10, 2021. Those of you that missed it can watch the replay by going here. At any rate, Karter is the 10 year old CEO of Popcorn and Books. Popcorn and books is a reading program that encourages kids to read more and to enjoy reading. Through his subscription box Karter sends fun and exciting books to children all over the country. In the box he includes popcorn for the kids to enj

The Rules of a Big Boss: A book of self-love was my first ever book. I wrote it to help myself heal from trauma and to also help others improve their self-esteem. I’ve won an award for it from @literarytitan and a few other places 🥳. ••• It‘s been converted into an audiobook and it’s narrated by Kiea Dixon. Kiea is a narrator, professional singer, and she’s from Virginia like me 😁. ••• Kiea has a total big sister vibe. Take a listen for yourself if you don’t believe me. And

The Rules of a Little Boss: A book of self-love is was written for elementary school aged children to help them discover their self esteem. I wrote it because I didn’t want them to have the same struggles that I had when I was their age. ••• It‘s now on audio and it’s narrated by Kiea Dixon. Kiea specializes in children‘s books narration and she’s from Virginia like me 😁 ••• Kiea has a soothing and energetic big sister voice so I know that you all will love her. You can grab

Haelee and I attended and thoroughly enjoyed this virtual panel yesterday evening. It was facilitated by Shereá D Burnett and included thought leaders from Alamance County, NC. A few things that hit home for me were that NC ranks 35th out of 50 states in literacy, that the school to prison pipeline starts in the third grade, and that approximately 70% of incarcerated individuals struggle with literacy. ••• Panelists included: 1. Lexy Roberts, Alamance Achieves 2. Lucia Lozano

I’m excited to announce that The Rules of a Little Boss AND The Rules of a Big Boss are both going to be on a audio platform near you 🎧!! It’s gonna be so fire when I can finally say “Siri play my book” 🎧🙌🏾 Even better is that BOTH books are being narrated by the by the same person. She totally narrates like a big sister so you’re going to love her. I won’t say her name yet but I’ll share a few clues below. 1. She has a Bachelors of Music degree from James Madison Univer

My dad and I received an invitation from the Director of F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library to participate as members of their exhibit at the 11th Annual Conference of African American Librarians on July 30, 2021. The goal of F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library is to guide people to literacy. Their exhibit is designed to provide an opportunity for authors, editors, and publishers to share their works during the conference. We have the 10:00 AM slot barring any schedule swaps. We’ll be sharing my debu

🚨 News Alert 🚨 Official Editor Reviews are in for The Rules of a Little Boss: A book of self-love. They say that you should grab a copy and read it to your school aged children regardless of their ethnicity or gender 😁. They also say that you should come out and visit my table at the Build Black Summer Jam on July 24, 2021 to grab an autographed copy. It’ll be held at 2108 Cedar Fork Drive from 12:30 - 5:30 👀. • • • #ownvoicesbookchallenge #therulesofabigboss #selflovetip

I’ll be in my Dads hometown of Greensboro, NC on Saturday, July 24th. This is an opportunity to get in person autographed copies of my latest book, The Rules of a Little Boss: A book of self-love. Oh and did I share that that 3 of my 4 books are in F.O.R. Sto-Rox Public Library in PA and in Durham County Public Library in NC? [Humble brag] You’ll also be able to grab copies of my other books, shop my products, give me air hugs, shop other black businesses, win prizes, network

Special 4th of July sale 😊: Buy The Rules of a Big Boss and The Rules of a Little Boss and you’ll get an autographed copy of The Unexpected Journey free! The Unexpected Journey is my and my Dads personal memoir of pain and perseverance. It’s an inspirational story. You can grab the The Rules of a Little Boss and The Rules of a Big Boss from my website, Target, Walmart, Books-A-Million, Amazon, etc. • • • #ownvoicesbookchallenge #therulesofabigboss #selflovetips #teenboss #te