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There are two special stories behind the vibrant illustration by @chantelle_burgen on the #WANDA top I'm wearing. Allow me to introduce you to the four women from Mlungiseleli Drive - swipe left. When teased by the boys in the bus #WANDA transports herself into their world and viscerally feels their fearlessness and high self-regard. She recalls how they sway with confidence and style, disregarding the honking and catcalling by the men in the street. She gains a pinch of poise and assurance from their role modeling. @mathabo_tlali and I spent a significant amount of energy, thinking about how to optimize representation through this scene. We wanted the women Wanda looks up to, to vary in style, personality, and size. Notice their unique hairstyles 😁 Look at the lady on the far left, the one wearing an orange top and a denim skirt, that character was inspired by @thickleeyonce 🧡. Her ease in her own skin is exemplary. She embodies what we wish to instill in all children - which is an earlier acceptance of their most authentic self, less hiding and more "taking up space". ********** The other really special thing is the name of the area/street these women strut through. Mlungiseleli Drive. Mlungiseleli is my late father's name. This is the first time in the 24 years since he passed on, that I actively sought to honor his memory and I'm so grateful I got to, in a book that now has a global reach. ********** These, my friends, are two of several reasons this book is so near and dear to us. It's a true #labouroflove #WandaWorld #wandatotheworld #raisingreadingkids #southafricanschildrensBooks

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