The I’M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! books just got a bit prettier, so to speak! Just in time for the holidays that come with shiny ornaments and silver bells – our book cover has bling’d it up to give our girls the glitter-fun they deserve! With the original shiny title, we have added a shiny border with glitzy new shiny hearts all around the book character “Mia” – and it sure makes her look like she enjoys the shine! Getting glitter...
Read MoreWhat a wonderful 8 months it has been for I’M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! And to top it all off, TARGET has just expanded the books in their retail stores — and now the books will be available in more than double the number of TARGET retail stores across the nation! This is the kind of blessing that creates more blessings. Being a faith based person, I believe that love multiplies love. When I created this first book, I...
Read More@BettyKBynum I've been meaning to tell you, my daughter Kendall loved the book. She said "It's all about ME!" pic.twitter.com/Q6KdW2Ffig — Tony McIntosh (@TonyMcIntosh) July 1,...
Read Morehttp://www.curlynikki.com/2014/05/5-story-books-for-little-brown-girls.html I love it when people find I’M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! and celebrate by sharing it with others! How wonderful. Well, there will be a lot more to share on this book and all that is coming our way with Dolls and Apparel! It will be a love-fest for our girls with pink and white cotton-candy sweet items that they will surely adore. If you ever wanted...
Read MoreThere is a line from a movie, where one person asks another, “What do you do when your dreams exceed your reality?” And the listener responds, “Keep it to yourself”. LOL! I always thought that this response was the true sign of someone who had not had their own dreams realized. Having dreams can be hard, because getting your dreams to reality is even harder. Dreams take a lot of time, determination, effort,...
Read MoreHey there, hi there! The first round of books, I’M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! sold out so quickly that we reordered more for the demand! Now, the books that are now restocked are selling out fast! Go get yours before they are all gone! VISIT: www.theimagirlcollection.com And a bit of great news: The apparel line is being launched for summer! We were so overwhelmed with book orders that the apparel was put on hold for a...
Read MoreTHANK YOU! to the amazing BARNES AND NOBLE AMERICANA team (TAMMY and KRISTEN) for inviting illustrator CLAIRE ARMSTRONG PAROD and myself to a GREAT day with the children for the book signing and story time presentation! It was a blast! Let’s do it in Barnes and Noble in New York City — and other cities,...
Read Morehttp://video.ktla.com/Black-History-Month-Im-A-Pretty-Little-Black-Girl-25629001?playlistId=11925#.UwJZH0qha9J Yay! This LOVE goes out to our little Black girls! YOU totally...
Read More“It is truly an honor to nominated”. How many times have we heard this from award nominees? Well, in this case, I can honestly say, IT’S TRUE! You may have a dream that starts out as a few notes on a piece of paper — then you get the courage to actually make those notes into a book. When the book actually touches the hearts of little girls and parents, that is the true statement of success. So to be nominated...
Read MoreI’M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL! is an NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE for OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK in Children’s books! How did we come this far? By the grace of God, I assure you. If anyone has read interviews or read any articles about the journey of getting this book published, then you will have an idea of how amazing it is to be nominated for the honor of this award. It is no small feat to find the I’M A PRETTY...
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