An African Princess

A vibrantly illustrated story about a girl of mixed race discovering her family history and identity.Lyra is told that she is an African princess, just like her aunts and cousins. But when she tells her school friends, they don’t believe her. It is only when she flies to the vibrant Caribbean to visit her Taunte May that she discovers her own history. Then she can walk tall and say, “I’m Lyra, I’m an African princess. Can you see?”

WILSON, ANNE

Edmonds, Lyra

Children's Books

Corgi

A young girl makes some reassuring discoveries about her identity when she visits her mother's island home in this upbeat story matched with bold, richly patterned illustrations. I walk tall and say, "I'm Lyra. I'm an African princess. That's me." Lyra's mama tells her that she's a princess from Africa. But at school the kids poke fun and call her silly. How many African princesses have freckles and live on the tenth floor? But on a visit to the Caribbean, Lyra meets her Taunte May, who shows Lyra how she is one in a long line of princesses from Africa. Based on author Lyra Edmonds's own life and beautifully illustrated with Anne Wilson's richly textured art, this is the wonderful story of a child who learns to be proud of who she is.

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Candlewick

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An African Princess

An African Princess