That's me, Mum! The Nigerian author who wrote a book about her children and joined a publishing revolution

Faloughi-Ekezie emphasizes the lack of local content representing modern African families, particularly for children with special needs. She finds a scarcity of resources that depict their experiences.

‘There is a severe lack of local content that depicts the modern African family,’ she says. African children with special needs have very few entertainment or learning resources which have them represented in characters.

Lola Shoneyin comments on the current state of Nigeria’s publishing industry, stating, ‘A broken children's publishing industry needs an injection of talent and training.’ She believes that Book Storm will help transform it.

Shoneyin believes that the training provided by Book Storm will empower writers, illustrators, and editors, thereby facilitating a revolution in Nigeria's children's book market, which has remained stagnant.

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