{"id":91952,"date":"2023-07-11T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=91952"},"modified":"2023-07-10T18:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T22:58:47","slug":"the-children-of-light-book-i-is-a-new-adventure-picture-book-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/the-children-of-light-book-i-is-a-new-adventure-picture-book-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Children of Light: Book I&#8217; is a new adventure picture book for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KEARNY, N.J., July 11, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; \u201cThe Children of Light: Book I\u201d (ISBN: 978-1958377017; paper) is a picture book for children by co-authors Elizabeth and Adetoro Adekunle. The book follows the fun adventures of 4 friends who live in West Africa, as their town works on regaining electricity which was later obtained with solar power. Published by The Black Girl Judge Company LLC and distributed by Ingram Content Group, the first of this book series is a great way to introduce the children in your lives to Africa and its culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0711-s2p-Elizabeth-Adekunle-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Co-author, Elizabeth Adekunle at 6\/17\/2023 book release party\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0711-s2p-Elizabeth-Adekunle-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0711-s2p-Elizabeth-Adekunle-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-0711-s2p-Elizabeth-Adekunle-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image Caption: Picture of co-author, Elizabeth Adekunle at 6\/17\/2023 book release party.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, the authors who are sisters were inspired to write this book when younger sister, Elizabeth, began curating books for the daughter of older sister, Adetoro. Elizabeth found that stories about Black children were simply less available.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than stay frustrated, Elizabeth enlisted her sister, and began writing Childrens\u2019 books that center African culture and history. The ultimate goal is to write enough books centered around African culture to curate endless reading lists for children across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Children of Light \u2013 Book I\u201d is available for purchase on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Children-Light-Book-I\/dp\/1958377015\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-children-of-light-elizabeth-adekunle\/1143296749\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/blackgirljudge.com\/\">https:\/\/blackgirljudge.com\/<\/a> to learn more about the authors and publisher, and to schedule book readings and speaking engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theblackgirljudge\/\">@theblackgirljudge<\/a> on Instagram for more news on upcoming book releases and company events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Black Girl Judge Company LLC<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Adekunle<\/p>\n<p>blackgirljudge@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEARNY, N.J., July 11, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; &#8220;The Children of Light: Book I&#8221; (ISBN: 978-1958377017; paper) is a picture book for children by co-authors Elizabeth and Adetoro Adekunle. The book follows the fun adventures of 4 friends who live in West Africa, as their town works on regaining electricity which was later obtained with solar power. 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