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A IS FOR AWESOME! 23 ICONIC WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

Summary Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia, Malala, Tina, Ruth, all the way to eXtraordinary You―and the Zillion of adventures you will go on? Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A…

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About us
and our reading project

Growing up we had family and extended family who poured into our lives, in one form or another. One of our aunts, Evelyn, read to us a lot. She didn’t just read, though. She performed the story she was telling us. We believe that her dedication to early childhood learning gave us an edge in life. Hearing stories that piqued our imagination gave us courage and ambition, forming the women we are today. We have read to our own children, nephews, nieces and grandchildren over the years. But, in the midst of a pandemic, two sisters decided to share this joy of stories and reading with children everywhere!

Our hope is that a busy parent, grandparent, babysitter or teacher will click on our podcast or video…and let us do the reading.”

Sonya Bryson-Kirksey & Phillis McMiller

“Our hope is that a busy parent, grandparent, babysitter or teacher will click on our podcast and allow us to do the reading

Rating: 5 out of 5.

“This almost 40 year old enjoyed hearing you read that story!”

— Jaime

Rating: 5 out of 5.

“Our two year old doesn’t talk well yet. But he was walking around the house repeating the “Hee Haw” line in the Wonkey Donkey, after hearing you read it.”

— Carmen

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