Do you want to inspire a child to love himself or love herself and love others? Sunne's Gift is the inspirational diversity and inclusion-focused best-selling children's book about Sunne, a magical being or "magbee" with kinky hair that grows toward the sun. The creator, Nyame, imbues Sunne with the power of the sun. Sunne's straight-haired siblings, Earthe, Watre, and Winde have unique powers of their own. When Sunne is teased and bullied by siblings because of Sunne's natural, kinky, curly, "nappy" and spirally afro-textured hair, Sunne desperately tries to change. Join Sunne and the other children as they learn that there is beauty and power in difference. Sunne's Gift's message of self-love, self-esteem, anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, natural hair acceptance, and bullying prevention, coupled with its sci-fi imagery, make it a hit with people of all ages. It is a spectacular gift for any occasion, but it is especially appropriate for baby showers, birthdays, confirmations, rites of passage ceremonies, and graduations. This is the softcover version! The sequel, Earthe’s Gift: How Earthe Overcame Procrastination to Reclaim the Gift is equally powerful and teaches children the social and emotional lesson that they must have grit and a growth mindset to reach their full potential. Sunne’s Gift is about celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion like Teach Your Dragon About Diversity by Steve Herman, Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor and Rafael López, All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman, and It’s Ok to be Different: A Children’s Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness by Sharon Purtill and Sulata Saha. Sunne’s Gift is also about protest, power, resistance, and anti-racism in the vein of A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara and Anti-Racist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi. Sunne, the main character of the book learns to love Sunne’s naturally kinky hair. Therefore, readers who appreciated Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison , I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and E.B. Lewis, and Big Hair, Don’t Care by Crystal Swain-Baits will love Sunne’s Gift . It is a story about understanding one’s self-worth and inherent power. In that way, Sunne’s Gift is reminiscent of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo and S ulwe by Lupita Nyongo. Finally, Sunne’s Gift is an African diaspora folktale so readers who loved Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe and Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tal e by Verna Aardema will love Sunne's Gift . *Kirkus Review – Awarded Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2020 "A picture book presents an original fable about a magical being who learns the consequences of believing bullies’ lies. In the beginning, Nyame, the Creator, is “bored with the barren world.” With just a thought, Nyame makes many magnificent things, then creates four magical beings: Sunne, Earthe, Watre, and Winde. Each of the beings, called magbees, has a special gift and an appearance that symbolizes that power. ….In this series opener, Davis’ beautiful illustrations give the magbees a wonderfully mythical feel. His emphasis on depicting diversity perfectly evokes the theme of valuing differences. Yawson’s language adopts a formal vocabulary— imbued , dwell —to emphasize the folktale tone. Her use of Nyame as the Creator, drawing on the tradition of the Akan people of Ghana, may encourage readers to seek out more original stories from that area. The author’s choice to show the bullies realizing the magnitude of their actions is almost as potent as the portrayal of how Sunne embraces self-worth. An impressive legend with the feel of an older tale and a highly relevant theme." -Kirkus Reviews