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For the very first time, the NHA Paris is opening its bookstore!
Because culture and transmission also come through reading, we have created a unique bookstore, where you will find a selection of favorite children's and adult books.
On the program: inspiring, engaging and captivating works, but also exclusive meetings with authors to exchange, share and leave with a dedication!
Wet hair
A 64-page illustrated album that tells the adventures of Mélyka, a little black mermaid with frizzy hair who has difficulty styling her hair.
We will follow her adventure, her initiatory journey which will lead her to accept herself as she is and to love her hair.
Exclusive: Meet the author over the 2 days
The author
Originally from the Lesser Antilles, Joshua Servier grew up surrounded by maritime tales and legends, populated by fantastical, aquatic creatures. Among them, mermaids, essential figures of Caribbean folklore, to whom he is particularly attached. It was this fascination that led him, two years ago, to embark on the production of Cheveux Mouillés.
This project was born from his questioning of representation and diversity in children's literature and various multimedia media aimed at young people. Although things are changing, he notes that works featuring characters of color or racialized characters are still too rare.
Convinced that it is essential for children to see heroes who resemble them, from diverse origins and cultures, he works through his creations to enrich their imagination and offer them strong figures of identification.
Vijana
Sound books - lullabies and nursery rhymes from Africa
Audiobook featuring African lullabies and nursery rhymes from different countries. Each song is a journey. Each sound is a small piece of culture being passed down.
From 1 year old
The author
Astou Diop, a pioneer of African children's audio books
Astou Diop is a mother of two, CEO of two companies, and a passionate, determined, and versatile woman. A leading authority in the field of African children's audio books, she is innovating by offering the first audio book of African nursery rhymes and lullabies, equipped with a certified audio module.
Kimia's icons
An enchanting journey through African history
Because the history of Africa is not limited to the periods of slavery and because positive representation counts, come and discover the Africa of yesteryear as it has never been told to you. Kimia travels through time to discover icons that have shaped our era. 3 volumes will be available.
From 5 years old
Exclusive: For the first time at an event, it will be possible to purchase the collector's box of decorative figurines "Kimia's icons". Each figurine is carefully hand-carved, reflecting the ancestral traditions of African craftsmanship.
The author
Born in Senegal, of Cape Verdean and Yoruba descent, Karen Adédiran Nganda is an Afro-optimist passionate about education and Africa. After studying between Paris and Chicago, where she took courses in African-American Studies, she earned a Master's degree in Political Communication and a Master's degree in International Project Management. Her dissertation focused on child rights violations, with a focus on talibé children in Senegal.
Committed to children's causes, she collaborates with the Ozali Foundation as an ambassador for education and culture. In 2017, she participated in the launch of Social Change Factory's "Voices of Diaspora Youth" program, aimed at transforming young people into thinking citizens and agents of progress.
In 2018, she created Afroconscience, a blog followed by more than 40,000 people, which she brought to life with her children's book collection "Les Icônes de Kimia," in collaboration with illustrator Félix Fokoua. Her motto: to talk about Africa differently and to promote its history.
Giant steps to change the world
YOU.ARE. CAPABLE. “To you who will read the story of these men and women who fought to defend their ideas, who sacrificed everything in the name of love and passion, who went where no one had gone before them, you have within you what it takes to be like them. No need to be the strongest or the bravest, you just have to believe strongly enough in something and make it happen despite the obstacles. You will have to do what these people did before you: jump over the first hurdle, write the first word, paint the first canvas. Take the first step. There is already a hero within you, you just have to know it.”
For 8-13 year olds
The author
Spike Lee is an acclaimed director, producer, screenwriter, and actor known for films such as "Do the Right Thing" and "Malcolm X." Tonya Lewis Lee is an author, producer, and lawyer who has worked actively in the fields of health, education, and women's rights. The couple is committed to promoting inclusion and social justice through their work.
The Warriors of Canamelle
Moa is fourteen years old. He has never known anything other than toiling on the Frontier sugar plantation during endless hot days, fearing the whips of the overseers. One night, he learns of an upcoming uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky. Moa will become a warrior and fight for the freedom of all the slaves on the surrounding plantations. But before they can escape, Moa and his friend Keverton must face their first big mission: to kill the overseer Donaldson. The countdown to the day of the uprising begins...
The author
The Author: Alex Wheatle is the author of several bestselling books, including the young adult novel Home Girl. All of her work is a finalist for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
The Nuko Protocol
The action plan to unlock kinky hair growth through science. Need help getting back strong, long hair? Kinky hair length issues are often caused by excessive damage or an inadequate hair care routine. The Nuko Method is a science-based approach designed to preserve hair health and build an effective hair care routine. With this method, you'll learn how to visibly unlock growth while retaining maximum length. A proven, scientific approach for longer, stronger hair!
The author
A trained chemist and a specialist in curly hair, Esther Nuko is the author of The Nuko Protocol, a scientific guide to restoring strong, long curly hair. With years of experience in cosmetics and pharmaceutical laboratories, she has developed a method for unlocking curly hair growth using science. On social media, via her account @esthernuko, she makes hair science accessible by popularizing complex research and offering practical, everyday advice.
OmaxBooks
OmaxBooks was born out of frustration, but above all, out of a vision: to make the most inspiring and motivating books from the United States accessible to French-speaking readers.
Passionate about biographies and essays by major American cultural figures, Alexis Onestas, a multi-entrepreneur and avid reader, has often encountered a problem: why do these books, which change lives across the Atlantic, remain inaccessible in France? A simple exchange with American publishing houses was enough to understand the reality: these works are not translated because no French publisher is interested in them.
Rather than accept this absence, Omaxbooks decided to take on the challenge independently.