ABOUT
I am a Nigerian-Canadian children's author. I am both trade and independently published.
Through my company, Jewels & Pearls Publishing Ltd., I aim to increase representation of African characters in North American children's books.
I live with my husband and five kids in Calgary, Alberta.
FUN FACTS
Favorite author growing up:
Enid Blyton
Favorite author as an adult:
Lawana Blackwell
Book that made me cry:
Fish in a Tree by Linda Mullaly Hunt
Book that made me laugh out loud:
It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on it by Robert Fulghum
Book I recommend to everybody:
Influencer; The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Grenny et al
Favorite food:
Jollof Rice
Favorite vacation spot:
Anywhere with a beach
Weird things about me:
I frequently experience deja vu (my theory is that I dream about things before they happen)
I talk to myself all. the. time (I've been told it's a sign of intelligence - that's my story and I'm sticking with it)
I have mirror-touch synesthesia (it means basically if you touch your nose, I'll feel it too)