Imagine Me Stories!

After doing the rounds at the BBC, the Bookseller and the Voice-Online we finally got a chance to catch up with exciting mumpreneur, Keisha Ehigie, on a mission to gain representation for young readers of colour.

Keisha Ehigie, a former city worker and mum of a three year old, recently launched a monthly book box subscription on realising the absence of characters of colour in children’s books, finally putting these characters on the map.

Diversity is trending and it’s really exciting to see Keisha’s project breaking barriers and enabling belated representation of young readers of colour. It’s a much-needed step on the elusive road to equality for all. Here’s our interview with Keisha herself.

Q: Tell us a little about yourself and what inspired you to launch Imagine Me Stories, the book box subscription brand to represent young readers of colour.

A: I’m a former city worker, and mum to a lovely three year old girl. I first noticed the lack of representation in children’s books when my daughter turned two and started asking questions about her hair and skin colour. She was observing physical differences between her and her friends and so I decided to get her some books which had characters that looked like her, in order to affirm her. However I soon realised that it was a struggle to find such books in traditional bookshops and…