Books with title Melanie the Melanin Queen

Melanie is done with being called ugly, darky, and tar baby. And she's done allowing those words to hurt her feelings. Being a black girl is tough as it is, but when you're teased by your classmates because of the shade of your brown skin, it makes it a lot tougher. After following an Instagram model who seemed confident about her dark brown skin, the 14 year old freshmen decides that she's going to re-define her own beauty.The melanin queen movement is born and Melanie is inspiring girls across the Paradise Academy campus to confidently embrace their shade of beautiful brown skin, too.

Melanie is done with being called ugly, darky, and tar baby. And she's done allowing those words to hurt her feelings. Being a black girl is tough as it is, but when you're teased by your classmates because of the shade of your brown skin, it makes it a lot tougher. After following an Instagram model who seemed confident about her dark brown skin, the 14 year old freshmen decides that she's going to re-define her own beauty. The melanin queen movement is born and Melanie is inspiring girls across the Paradise Academy campus to confidently embrace their shade of beautiful brown skin, too.

The Queen in Me is the book I wish I had as a child. A book celebrating the beauty of being black and celebrating our features so that our little girls grow up feeling confident and inspired, with a their heads held up high so they can achieve whatever they want to.Written by Philomena Kwao, a model who has first hand experience of the incredible effects that positive representation can have on the lives of young girls globally and heart warming illustrated by Lydia Orange who's illustrations bring warmth and joy.