Review and Giveaway: I Celebrate My Voice by Nonku Kunene Adumetey Illustrated by Mary K. Biswas

 

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Book Details:

Book Title:  I Celebrate My Voice by Nonku Kunene Adumetey
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7),  37 pages
Genre: Children's Book
Publisher:  Nonku's Corner Publishing 
Release date:  February, 2022
Content Rating:  Rated G. Suitable for everyone

 

 

 Book Description:

I Celebrate My Voice is a fun and lovely introduction to what it means to use your voice. With breathtaking illustrations, this book shows young children how limitless their voices are. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from – you have a voice and it matters.

 

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My Thoughts:

Children are sometimes looked over, because they are kids and require supervision, etc., and sometimes they may feel like they are not ever heard and maybe even sometimes not seen for who they are, unique individuals. In I Celebrate My Voice, children are shown that they are heard, and they can even express themselves in different, helpful ways.

Whether it is singing, dancing, playing, or even swimming- children are unique and each one is expressive in their own ways. The first half of the book shows all the ways a kid can express his/her voice and also compares that with animals and their uniqueness in how they express who they are as well.

The later pages of the book explores how a child might use his voice in helping others and the world, while still being themselves. The artwork is bright and expressive and there are a couple of pages to color included and even make this book extra special.

In a time of much noise, this book shows that it is ok for a child to be who they are made to be and to express that in ways that make them joyful and in tasks that they can even excel at. Even bringing some goodness to others.

I was provided a copy of this book from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

 

Meet the Author:

Nonkululeko Kunene Adumetey (also known as Nonku) is an award-winning author, loving wife and devoted mother of two happy toddlers. Her children both love singing, story time, and tasting home-cooked cuisines. When Nonku tastes delicious food, she hums a blissful tune, which she never realized until both her children started humming along.

Nonku was born in the Kingdom of Eswatini, where she lived until she was 16. She left to complete high school in Canada and later moved to the United States to pursue her college education.

Her passion is to inspire her children and all children to celebrate who they are, understand their differences are beautiful, know their diversity is a strength, and believe their voices are should be heard.

Her hero is her late father, Themba Micah Kunene, a man from humble beginnings who worked tirelessly to provide a full life for his eight children. Her father’s unconditional love, wisdom, selflessness, and work ethic inspire the core of Nonku’s principles and life mottos. One of his favorite mottos was "umtsentse uhlaba usamila”, a saying about a strong grass that gets deeply rooted during its early stages of development. The essence of this saying embodies the core of early intervention and teaching young minds early so that they grow up strong and informed about the world. This is what inspires Nonku to write children’s book, to inspire and empower young minds for a greater future.   

connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads

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