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34-year-old Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o, will soon add author to her growing list of accomplishments. She is set to publish in 2019, her first children’s book called “Sulwe”.
The Academy award-winning actor will write “Sulwe” for Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. The book is said to be about perceptions of beauty and self-love, and is expected to be in stores in January 2019. It’s named after the main character, a five-year-old Kenyan girl who has the darkest skin in her family.
The book, which will be aimed at children ages 5 to 7, will tell the story of a 5-year-old girl growing up in Kenya who struggles with having the darkest skin tone in her family.
“Sulwe is a dark skinned girl who goes on a starry-eyed adventure, and awakens with a reimagined sense of beauty,” Nyong’o wrote in her announcement of the book on Instagram.
“I am pleased to reveal I have written a children’s book! It’s called Sulwe!” Nyong’o excitedly shared (…) “This is a story for little ones, but no matter the age I hope it serves as an inspiration for everyone to walk with joy in your own skin. Coming January 2019!!”
Lupita Nyong’o has been outspoken about the importance of feeling comfortable in her own skin. She embraces her natural heritage, and tries to use her platform “to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly (…) children, that they are beautiful just the way they are.”
Source: CNN
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