![]() “It’s important to us that he is smart, kind, confident, and compassionate, and I know those values will be fostered through exposure to a variety of people, places, and cultures. “My husband, Virgil, and I want Luca to be surrounded by diverse and inclusive stories to help him understand the reality of the world he lives in,” she tells Oprah Daily. And obviously, we can see why Her art allows young readers to confront internal struggles with confidence and light. Now, as Kirby slowly begins building her son’s home library, she’s encouraged to discover that Luca has more choices than she ever did. Kaylani’s book Magnificent Homespun Brown, written by Samara Cole Doyon, won the 2021 Coretta Scott King Award specifically for her illustrations. But at the time, there weren’t a wide variety of options on the shelves that offered true representation of herself or the diverse world around her. ![]() Some of her favorite titles as a young girl-like The Patchwork Quiltor Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters-highlighted people of color. Yes, she looked forward to making treasured nighttime memories, curling up together with an exciting bedtime story, but at the forefront of her mind was the desire to find books for Luca that were not only engaging but inclusive.įor a start, Kirby thought back to her own childhood. As Gayle’s daughter, Kirby Bumpus, awaited the arrival of her and husband Virgil Miller’s first child-they welcomed Luca Lynn Miller in late September-one aspect of new motherhood she was most anticipating was reading to her son. ![]()
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