A picture book with history based and affirming stories for readers of all ages. Abrafi S. Sanyika elegantly authored these stories inspired by her own daughter and beautifully illustrated by Roederick Vines. The perfect gift to give or display in your home.
Peanut-butter-brown and proudly wearing a thick man of dreadlocks, a young African American girl named Makeda has always known she was named after the legendary Queen of Sheba. Follow the adventures of Makeda as her dreadlocks become antennae to her African ancestors and bring her dreams of the Queen of Sheba, Pharaoh Hatshetsup, Toussaint L'oveture and others.