Tales of Lupita’s newly published children’s book

Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has published a new children’s book dubbed Sulwe.

The book portrays a powerful, moving picture about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.

“I am pleased to reveal that I have written a children’s book! It’s called “Sulwe”! Sulwe is a dark-skinned girl who goes on a starry-eyed adventure and awakens with a reimagined sense of beauty,” she noted.

I wrote a book called #Sulwe! This is the cover, illustrated by @VashtiHarrison! Available for pre-order now & out Oct 1 ➡️https://t.co/O04OLMf5XX
I wrote Sulwe to inspire children (and everyone really!) to love the skin they are in & to see the beauty that radiates from within. pic.twitter.com/z0gpC2neOX

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 1, 2019

She narrated that the dark-skinned girl encounters lessons that children learn and then spends the rest of her life unlearning.

“This is a story for little ones, but no matter the age I hope it serves as an inspiration for everyone to walk with joy in their own skin,” Lupita narrated.

On her social media pages, Lupita expressed her delight stating the book would be launched on October 1, 2019.

She narrated that her inspiration was drawn from not feeling beautiful.

“I put on the TV and only saw pale skin. I got teased and taunted about my night-shaded skin. And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned,” she wrote.

  
 
 
 
 
 
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 I wrote a book! It's called #Sulwe! This is the cover! I'm thrilled to share it with you. Sulwe is out October 1 and is available for pre-order today at the link in bio! The extraordinary @VashtiHarrison illustrated the story. I wrote #Sulwe to encourage children (and everyone really!) to love the skin they are in and see the beauty that radiates from within. #Bookstagram #ChildrensBooks
 
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