As Heritage Month is coming to an end, I’d like to share this amazing children’s book that celebrates being an African. It’s so important for our children to get representation in a world that’s constantly becoming more and more westernised. My husband and I are still working on teaching our daughter each of our mother tongue languages, that is: kiSwahili and isiXhosa because it’s something we’re so proud of and want to pass on to the next generation. There’s nothing more beautiful than watching a young free-spirited child being truly comfortable in their own skin and embracing everything about themselves. It will surely raise a grounded adult that won’t need validation from the outside world, don’t you think?

‘I love me!’ can be found on an online bookstore called ethnikids www.ethnikids.co.za they have a wide variety of books available in most official South African languages. I would recommend this to all parents