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A new Caribbean children\u2019s adventure book has hit the market!\u00a0Caribbean ABCs<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0showcases the Caribbean through a child\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n The writer, Karllen Lawrence, hails from Grand Bay and currently resides in New York. Her book is based on her eight-year-old son\u2019s journey throughout the Caribbean using the alphabet to point out some interesting snippets about the countries of the region.<\/p>\n Illustrated by Venezuelan-Dominican youth artist, Manuel Olmos (owner of ZOVA, a marketing and communication company; and son of the popular photographer and graphics designer, Zaimis Olmos), Caribbean ABCs captures the true spirit of this young traveler, and various aspects of Caribbean culture, life and history.<\/p>\n Karllen indicates that some parts of the book depict places in the Caribbean that her son has actually visited, as well as some other places and events that she would one day hope for him (and readers) to experience, or understand about the Caribbean. She notes that the book includes not just the more well-known facts about the Caribbean but also other bits of information that make the region unique. The targeted age for the book is 5 to 12-year-olds but is suitable for an even wider range of kids who love adventure and for families who love reading to smaller kids.<\/p>\n Caribbean ABCs came in second place last year in the Ducreay Foundation\u2019s Caribbean Children\u2019s Book Writing Competition and won a cash prize as well as mentoring from Reycraft Publishers.<\/p>\n Karllen says the feedback on her first book has been really encouraging! She attended a pop-up market specifically targeting Caribbean diaspora in New York city in December 2021 and the book was well received by people from all the different Caribbean countries.<\/p>\n The book is currently available at Jay\u2019s Bookstore\u00a0<\/strong>in Roseau, Dominica.\u00a0 It is also available in Antigua at the Best of Books Bookstore in St. John\u2019s. There are plans to have copies available in bookstores in Barbados in February and Jamaica by May.<\/p>\n \u201cMy hope is that Caribbean ABCs can be available in most Caribbean countries as well as to the Caribbean diaspora in different areas. However, the books are not just for Caribbean people \u2013 it is also intended for other children around the world to learn about our Caribbean life!\u201d Karllen stated.<\/p>\n The book is also available online at Amazon (prime) at https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09KF5VRL5<\/a> or at www.caribbean-abc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Caribbean children\u2019s adventure book has hit the market!\u00a0Caribbean ABCs\u00a0showcases the Caribbean through a child\u2019s eyes. The writer, Karllen Lawrence, hails from Grand Bay and currently resides in New York. Her book is based on her eight-year-old son\u2019s journey…","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":280292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,77,235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-educationyouth","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n