LoLo Smith is a children’s book author on a mission to positively reshape the way children of color see themselves. As an elementary school teacher, she was dismayed with the lack of children’s books with characters of color on the market. So she established Do The Write Thing of DC (DTWT), with two other like-minded individuals. This 501(c)(3) tax exempt not-for-profit publishes books by, about and for African Americans to address the lack of diversity in books.  “I’m filling diversity gaps in children’s literature and doing my part to normalize the appearance of African American and Hispanic girls and boys in books,” she says.  

 

LoLo has written 10 books for children. Her books feature anime characters, American Girl dolls, superheroes and even dogs!  She writes on topics such as kindness, bullying, community workers, and the COIVD-19 pandemic. 

 

She has taken her commitment a step further by developing a literacy program, Living Storybook, through which she re-issues her original books with photos of African American and Hispanic children that participate in DTWT’s after-school and summer programs. “When children see photos of themselves in a book, it becomes a powerful incentive for them to read,” she says.

 

LoLo Smith is pleased to announce the release of three new children's books which are available for purchase at  https://www.amazon.com/LoLo-Smith/e/B01LDWYAEK

 

Books by LoLo Smith can be found at: 

 

LoLo Smith on AuthorsDen:   http://www.authorsden.com/lolosmith

 

LoLo Smith at Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/LoLo-Smith/e/B01LDWYAEK