Author Brittney Dias penned her “Ava & Mae” series for Black youngsters who rarely see themselves in the children’s genre outside of picture books about the Civil Rights Movement.
She penned her “Ava & Mae” series for Black youngsters who rarely see themselves in the children’s genre outside of picture books about the Civil Rights Movement.
“There was a girl in the front—and the little Black girls always go right to the front [and are] always so excited to see an empowering story that represents them,” she said. “She looked at the characters and she was like, ‘Wow, I love their hair, their hair looks just like my hair. I love Ava and Mae.’ And she’s touching her hair.”
At this point, Dias was fully “adulting” and moved from home. She’s the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant and her father’s family largely came to the tri-state area when coming to the United States. New York City made sense, so she moved to Brooklyn.
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