“Virtual Storytime with Cocoa Santa” will begin Nov. 29 at 7:30 a.m., and continue every following Sunday until Christmas. Cocoa Santa will read books from the “Hey Carter!” Children’s book series.
Tickets for storytime with Cocoa Santa can be purchased at https://bit.ly/cocoasantastorytime.The event includes giveaways and a holiday singalong. Additionally, each child who attends the storytime will receive a special gift in the mail from Cocoa Santa that includes a “Hey Carter!” coloring book and a multicultural crayons pack.
Virtual Storytime with Cocoa Santa is an opportunity for children of color to enjoy a Christmas moment with a Santa who looks like them.
Hey Carter! Books was founded in 2016 as a black-owned publishing company. Its mission is to provide a representation of Black and brown boys in children’s books. Thomisha Booker launched Hey Carter! Books after the birth of her son, Carter, as she was disappointed in the lack of representation in children’s books.
Hey Carter! Books focus on building self-identity and confidence in young Black and brown boys. Recently, Thomisha’s work Brown Boy Joy was featured in the Netflix original series “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices” featuring Jill Scott, Common, and Tiffany Haddish.
“Christmas is a holiday where Black children and families are often missing from the narrative,” said Booker. “Entire storylines are created around this one day but somehow we are always left out. I see myself as a curator for magical worlds where Black children are represented. This year Hey Carter! Books is bringing the magic of Christmas to homes with our Virtual Storytime. We will be giving away free prizes and spreading holiday cheer, Cocoa Santa style. I am so excited for children to see themselves in such a magical holiday. This is what representation looks like!“.
For more information about Hey Carter! Books and Virtual Storytime with Cocoa Santa, visit www.heycarterbooks.com.
