About

Hi! Thanks for visiting my site. I am Yewande Daniel-Ayoade (Yay-wan-day), a children’s author of books that celebrate West African history and culture. I have a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Ibadan and a master's in business administration from Emory University, which I still use in my day job as an IT consultant. After years of dreaming about it, I decided to pursue writing professionally and released my first book in 2019.

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My book, THE LITTLE REGENT, won the 2025 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz children's book award and my upcoming book DELE AND AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

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I live in Calgary, Alberta with my family. When I am not working or writing, I spend my spare time baking, cooking, singing, teaching Sunday School.